Quest begins production on JAARS KODIAK No.8
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Sandpoint, ID - Quest Aircraft Company recently sent out a prayer request asking its prayer
partners to pray for the production of JAARS Serial Number Eight:
"Please be in prayer for skill and wisdom as we build it (Serial Number Eight) and for the brothers and sisters we will meet in heaven who were reached by the Lord through this tool."
In January, Quest announced the first customer delivery of the KODIAK. The completed aircraft which is Serial Number 002 was delivered to Spirit Air in a presentation ceremony Friday, January 25, at the company's headquarters. JAARS is the first mission organization slated to receive a KODIAK sometime this summer where it will be shipped to Papua New Guinea after training and maintenance operations.
The KODIAK received FAA Type Certification on May 30 2007, and has been working with the FAA to achieve its production certificate. Quest has seen strong market acceptance in key market segments, including personal use, Part 135 operations, government, and humanitarian
organizations. Customer orders have exceeded expectations and the company has a 3-year backlog, which it is working to bring down as production ramps up.
The KODIAK's rugged aluminum construction combines superior STOL performance and high useful load. It offers proven turbine reliability with the Pratt & Whitney PT6 turbine engine, is capable of working off floats without structural upgrades and has the ability to land on unimproved surfaces. The KODIAK can take off in under 700 feet at full gross takeoff weight of 6,750 lbs with a useful load of 3,325lbs and climb at over 1,700 feet per minute. A 3-panel Garmin G1000 integrated avionics suite is standard equipment on the KODIAK. This is the first installation in a turboprop aircraft of the popular G1000.
About Quest Aircraft
Quest Aircraft, LLC is the manufacturer of the KODIAK, a 10-place single engine turboprop utility airplane, designed to be float capable. Headquartered in Sandpoint, Idaho, Quest was established in 2001, and currently employs more than 50 skilled personnel. The company recently completed a 57,000 square foot expansion to its facility that will house the KODIAK production line. For more information on Quest Aircraft, LLC, visit QuestAircraft.com.
About Wycliffe Foundation
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