Ampaire and Tamarack Announce MOU on Aerodynamic Upgrades

Left to right:  Tamarack Aerospace’s Jacob Klinginsmith, President; Nick Guida, Founder and CEO with Brice Nzeukou, Director and Product Development, Ampaire

Ampaire and Tamarack Aerospace Group announced at NBAA-BACE on October 17, 2022 that they have entered into an MOU to develop further aerodynamic upgrades for Ampaire’s family of hybrid-electric aircraft.  This includes exclusive access to Tamarack’s Performance SMARTWING winglets on all alternative energy variants of the 208 Caravan, Twin Otter, and King Air aircraft.

Joint development work has already commenced, with analysis validating synergies between Tamarack’s Performance SMARTWING sustainability supporting load alleviation technology and Ampaire’s hybrid electric propulsion technology. Tamarack’s game-changing upgrade that dramatically increases fuel efficiency and range, smooths flight, and improves the ability to take off and land on shorter runways regardless of high/hot conditions and payload, will offer customers the option of further enhancing performance and operating cost savings on Ampaire’s hybrid electric Eco Caravan, Eco Otter, and Eco King Air.

Tamarack Performance SMARTWING is also compatible with conventional versions of the 208, Twin Otter, and King Air, as well as Cessna CitationJets.

Tamarack King Air Performance SMARTWING Milestones

Tamarack is in active talks with the first three pre-sales purchasers of two King Air airframes. Orders involve a King Air 200 and 350 upgrades with Performance SMARTWING technology. Tamarack has also received positive feedback from civilian and military operators about the King Air series and expects orders for a King Air 200 and a King Air 350 upgrade within coming months.

Tamarack has flown both the King Air 200 and King Air 350 with the Performance SMARTWING upgrade. Flight trials have demonstrated the benefits of increased endurance and payload, high/hot take-off abilities, extended loiter time, and safer, more stable flight.