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Stephen Burrows: NZAero CEO on the development of a new plane to help combat the impacts of climate change

Published: Nov. 22, 2023, 8:35 p.m.

Hamilton-based aeronautical engineers have developed a new multi-million dollar aircraft to help fight the impacts of climate change.\xa0

The new 750 XL SuperPac, which can take off without a sealed runway, has been designed to assist in controlling wildfires and offer humanitarian aid.\xa0

NZAero CEO Stephen Burrows says the plane has taken seven years to develop at a cost of $10 million\xa0

He told Mike Hosking that they\u2019re one of only nine turboprop manufacturers in the entire world.\xa0

Burrows said their aircraft is lighter, more agile, climbs better, and its tricycle undercarriage makes it easier to land and manuever on the ground than its competitors. \xa0

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