H80 Engine Part of Smyrna STC King Air 100s

By George Larson ~george_larson@aviationweek.com

Smyrna Air Center of Tennessee has been an authorized service center for a “new-old” GE aircraft engine – the former Walter M601, now modernized to the GE H80 – since last spring. Initially, the appeal of the imported PT6A look-alike may have been its low price, at least among operators looking at their options at overhaul time. But the engine family also has good performance and low maintenance cost going for it, with no hot section ...

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