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Old 10th Jun 2007, 11:09
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The Iraqi air force has also order a number of the King air 350ER's:

Raytheon has developed a new extended range special mission variant, the King Air 350ER. The 350ER has additional nacelle fuel tanks, heavy-weight landing gear and a maximum take-off weight increased to 7,480kg (16,500lbs). This gives the aircraft an extended range of 4,260km (2,300nm) and eight-hour endurance. Full certification of the new model is expected at the end of 2006.


In September 2006, the Government of Iraq requested the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 24 King Air 350ER special mission aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The aircraft are to be fitted with the L3 Wescam MX-15 electro-optic / infrared system, a Synthetic Aperture Radar / Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR/ISAR), AN/AAR-47 missile warning system and AN/ALE-47 countermeasures dispensing system
http://www.aerospace-technology.com/...h_king_air350/

This was a 350ER at an MOD exhibition at Oxford Airport in 2005:

http://www.oxfordairport.co.uk/overv...allery_73.html

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