NZAero SuperPac 750XL-II
Turboprop single engine • Low Wing • Fixed gear
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About the NZAero SuperPac 750XL-II
Type certificated 2023 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet
Overview
The NZAero SuperPac 750XL-II is a New Zealand single-engine turboprop utility aircraft, the re-engined evolution of the Pacific Aerospace 750XL (P-750 XSTOL). NZAero type-certificated it in 2023 and builds it from Hamilton. It keeps the 750XL’s slab-sided fuselage, fixed tricycle gear, and extreme short-field wing. Where the original used a 750-shp PT6A-34, the II flies behind a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140A (flat-rated to 775 shp for takeoff, from a 900-shp-capable engine) turning a four-blade Hartzell propeller, and adds an extended-range wing and a Garmin G600 TXi flight deck.
For the GA buyer, the 750XL-II is a payload-first short-field hauler that trades on load and field access more than speed. It lifts a useful load close to its own empty weight off strips under 800 feet, and its PT6A-140A raises cruise to 164 knots – about 24 knots faster than the original P-750 – while NZAero markets it as burning roughly 10 percent less fuel and preserving the same takeoff and landing rolls. Choose the SuperPac 750XL-II when the mission is maximum payload into short, unimproved strips – skydiving, bush cargo, or aerial work – and you want a current-production airframe with modern avionics rather than a used P-750 XSTOL.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- 900-shp-class PT6A-140A. The 750XL-II’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140A is flat-rated to 775 shp for takeoff and holds power higher and hotter than the original’s PT6A-34, improving climb and hot-and-high field performance.
- Extended-range wing. A larger wet wing raises usable fuel to about 332 US gallons, well above the base 750XL, for extended endurance on ferry and long aerial-work legs.
- Extreme STOL, preserved. NZAero states the 750XL-II keeps the 750XL’s short-field rolls, with a takeoff ground roll around 700 feet at maximum weight.
- Payload king. Like the P-750 before it, the 750XL-II carries a useful load of about 3,800 lb, slightly more than its own empty weight – one of the rare utility singles that can carry more than it weighs.
- Garmin flight deck. The standard panel is built around a Garmin G600 TXi EFIS with a GTN 650 navigator, a modern flight deck on a working airframe.
Trade-offs
- Fixed-gear, low-altitude hauler. The fixed tricycle gear and unpressurized cabin that suit rough strips hold it to low-altitude utility work; the 20,000-foot ceiling is worked rather than topped, and cruise speed is secondary to payload and field access.
- Built to order, limited fleet. As a recent, low-volume type from a small New Zealand manufacturer, the 750XL-II is new-build only, with no used market and parts and type expertise concentrated in New Zealand.
- Speed is not the argument. Buyers who need block speed or a pressurized cabin move to a TBM or PC-12; the 750XL-II’s argument is short-field payload, not cross-country pace.
See Also
- Pacific Aerospace P-750 XSTOL – the original 750-shp 750XL this model re-engines and updates, now found only on the used market. Compare
- Daher Kodiak 900 – the in-production high-wing STOL turboprop on the same 900-shp PT6A-140A, faster and at a higher price. Compare
- Cessna Grand Caravan EX – the high-wing utility turboprop it competes with on payload and short-field work. Compare
- Pilatus PC-12 – the pressurized cabin-class single buyers move up to when speed and altitude matter more than rough-field access. Compare
Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- 12.75 ft
- Length
- 36.4 ft
- Parking area (ft2)
- 2152.8 ft2
- Max Takeoff Weight
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 7,500 lbs
- Max Landing Weight
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 7,125 lbs
- Useful Load
- Source: manufacturer figure 3,800 lbs
- Fuel Capacity
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 332 gal
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- Source: manufacturer figure 164 KTAS
- Never-Exceed (VNE)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 170 KIAS
- Max Structural Cruise (VNO)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 140 KIAS
- Approach Speed
- 75 KIAS
- Stall, Clean (VS1)
- Source: manufacturer figure 58 KIAS
- Range
- Source: manufacturer figure 1179 NM
- Service Ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Rate of Climb
- 1067 fpm
- Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle
- 1,196 ft
- Landing ground roll
- 950 ft
Sources
Where the figures on this page come from. NZAero SuperPac 750XL-II specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.
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NZ CAA Type Certificate Data Sheet A-14 Revision 20, Section II (Model 750XL-II), Airspeed Limits. Read directly from the sheet (Safari-UA curl + pdftotext; the 'Rev-19' filename serves Rev 20). Stored as the indicated value per the catalogue IAS convention; the 750XL-II is an unpressurized turboprop certificated with separate VNE and VNO, identical to the base 750XL. www.aviation.govt.nz
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NZAero SuperPac 750XL-II flyer (superpac-flyer-2111.pdf), Weight table -- Max. Useful Load. Internally coherent with the same sheet's 3,700 lb basic empty weight at the 7,500 lb MTOW (3,700 + 3,800 = 7,500). Replaces a prior 3,900 lb figure carried conservatively from the base airframe. www.nzaero.com
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External Media
Articles and other links
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Wikipedia: NZAero -- Company History and the 750XL-II SuperPac en.wikipedia.org
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Airframer: NZAero 750XL-II SuperPAC Program Guide www.airframer.com
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