Raytheon Aircraft is to offer Raisbeck-designed Nacelle Wing Lockers as a factory-fitted option on the Beech King Air 350 from mid-2001. The engine nacelle lockers have been field-retrofitted to almost 100 King Air 350s.
Source: Flight International
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