The latest iteration of the airplane is the Aerostar 702, introduced at the 2006 AOPA Convention in Palm Springs, Calif. Aerostar underwent an extensive engineering analysis with the FAA to certify the airplane to a gross weight that's more than 500 pounds higher than the previous model 700. More @Wikipedia
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