My First Encounter with a Kodiak 900

We get a lot of Kodiak 100s in the Seattle area.  Both Boeing Field and Renton have them based or passing through.  With the factory across the mountains in Idaho, we aren’t that far from their origin.  Recently, Daher announced the creation of the Kodiak 900.  This is a larger airframe that has been cleaned up to improve performance.  I don’t know whether it retains the short and rough field capabilities of the 100 or not but it is still a rugged looking type.

I had not seen one until we got a visit from one at Boeing Field.  Others have been through but I had not caught them.  When I saw this one was on its way, I was looking forward to comparing it to the original aircraft.  I saw a picture of the airframe online which suggested it was plane white which was not great but you can’t have everything can you?  Well, I guess I was lucky as they had painted the aircraft up in a type of faded camo look.  They seem to be aiming it at some sort of surveillance role judging by the markings on it.  They will probably become very common before too long as have the 100s but, for now, it was a nice thing to get a chance to shoot.

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