Quest Kodiak

The Quest Aircraft Kodiak is a single-engine STOL multipurpose aircraft of the U.S. aircraft manufacturer, Quest Aircraft Company.

Development

The Kodiak has been specially developed as a working aircraft for developing countries. It is therefore cost-effective and robust. Thus, the Kodiak is to start in a position of extremely short and unprepared slopes and land. Some U.S. organizations participated in the development and participated in the development costs. Currently, these organizations are the main buyers of Kodiak. The aircraft are equipped with air conditioning and due to the service ceiling with an oxygen system for crew and passengers.

Use

It is planned to use the Kodiak in various humanitarian missions. Some machines are already in use. Thus supported two Kodiaks of Mission Aviation Fellowship end of January 2010, the relief mission after the earthquake in Haiti. Use is the Kodiak also works as a Absetzflugzeug for skydivers.

Variants

Currently, Quest Aircraft Kodiak offers in three versions:

  • The tundra with a dense seating for nine passengers
  • The Timberline with extended range
  • The Summit with an eight -seat VIP interior
  • A variant with floats

Air Claw: Since 2013, the manufacturer offers in cooperation with Northrop Grumman to the machine as a low -cost ISR ( Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ) platform for civil and military users. In this variant, a multi-sensor platform is mounted under the fuselage, which includes CCTV, thermal imaging and electronic reconnaissance components. Inter alia the systems " Hawkeye " (Persistent Surveillance Systems ) and Star SAFIRE 380 -HD ( FLIR ) are used. Use Technically, the model could complement competitors (U -28A Lockheed Martin / Porter Pilatus PC -12 and Beechcraft MC- 12V) at the bottom.

Specifications

Comparable patterns

  • Cessna 208
  • PAC P -750 XSTOL
  • Gippsland GA -8
  • Gavilán G358
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