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Mission Profile
- High-Performance
- Complex
- High-Altitude
- Pressurization
- Instrument
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About the Beechcraft Denali
Overview
The Beechcraft Denali (developed and first flown as the Cessna Denali) is Textron Aviation’s clean-sheet single-engine turboprop, built to compete with the Pilatus PC-12 and Daher TBM. Its defining feature is the GE Aerospace Catalyst engine, a clean-sheet turboprop design whose FAA type certificate came in 2025, which brings FADEC single-lever power control to the class. The Denali pairs that engine with a large forward-loading cabin: a flat floor, a square-oval fuselage cross-section, and a 53-inch rear cargo door, with Garmin G3000 avionics and Garmin Autoland standard.
The Denali is not yet type-certified. First flight was in 2021 and the GE Catalyst engine earned its FAA type certificate in 2025, but the airplane itself is still in certification, so the figures here are manufacturer targets and a core baseline rather than certified performance; operating costs and certified airspeed limits are not yet established. For a buyer, the Denali is a future PC-12 alternative to watch: a large-cabin, single-lever turboprop single from a major manufacturer, for those willing to wait for certification and the maturing of a new engine’s service network.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- GE Catalyst FADEC. Single-lever operation manages both the engine and the five-blade McCauley propeller, preventing over-torque and simplifying high-altitude flying.
- Large cabin and cargo door. A flat-floor cabin with a square-oval cross-section and a 53-inch rear cargo door for bulky loads.
- Garmin G3000 and Autoland. Touchscreen avionics with Garmin’s Emergency Autoland system standard.
Trade-offs
- Not yet certified. Performance and cost figures are manufacturer targets pending type certification, and the service-entry date has moved repeatedly.
- New engine platform. The GE Catalyst is new against the ubiquitous Pratt & Whitney PT6, so its global service network is still maturing.
- Speed versus the TBM. The roughly 285-knot cruise trails the TBM series; the Denali is positioned as a large-cabin hauler rather than a speed leader.
See Also
- Pilatus PC-12 – the established large-cabin single-engine turboprop the Denali targets. Compare
- Daher TBM 960 – the faster pressurised single-engine turboprop benchmark. Compare
- Piper M600 – a smaller pressurised single-engine turboprop in the same buyer set. Compare
- Daher Kodiak 900 – a utility single-engine turboprop alternative with a large cabin. Compare
Technical Specifications
Figures below are manufacturer projections for an aircraft that has not yet completed flight testing.
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- 15 ft
- Length
- 49 ft
- Parking area (ft²2)
- 3,453 ft²
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- Source: manufacturer figure 285 KTAS
- Approach Speed
- 85 KIAS
- Range
- Source: manufacturer figure 1600 NM
- Service Ceiling
- Source: manufacturer figure 31,000 ft
- Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle
- 2,900 ft
Engine
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Sources
Where the figures on this page come from. Beechcraft Denali specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.
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