Cessna 400
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| Type | Civil personal transportation aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Cessna |
| Introduced | 2004 |
| Produced | 2004-present |
| Variants | Cessna 350 |
The Cessna 400 is a single-engine, fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation aircraft built from composite materials by Cessna Aircraft.[1] Derived from the Lancair IV kit aircraft, it was originally built by Columbia Aircraft as the Columbia 400. It uses a turbocharged engine.
The design is also produced in a normally-aspirated version designated as the Cessna 350. The 350 and 400 offer high cruise speeds and are all-electric aircraft with an integrated Garmin G1000 glass cockpit included as standard equipment. Prior to the Cessna acquisition buyers could choose between the G1000 and the similar Avidyne Entegra, which used external Garmin avionics.
The Cessna 400 is the second-fastest FAA-certified single-engined piston aircraft in production today, and the fastest with fixed landing gear, reaching a speed of 235 knots true air speed, at 25,000 feet. Only the retractable-gear Mooney Acclaim is faster, reaching 242 knots.[2]
The Cessna 400 is certified in the Utility Category, with a positive limit maneuvering load factor of 4.4, whereas most comparable aircraft (such as the Cessna 182 and Cirrus SR22) are certified in the Normal Category with a load factor of 3.8
The 400 nosewheel is not directly steerable; directional control while taxiing is accomplished using differential braking on the mainwheels.[3].
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[edit] Specifications (Cessna 400)
Data from Columbia 400 Pilot's Operating Handbook[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
- Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
- Wing area: 141 ft² (13.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,600 lb (1,500 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Teledyne Continental TSIO-550-C flat-6 engine, 310 hp (230 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 235 knots (270 mph, 435 km/h) calibrated airspeed
- Cruise speed: 235 knots (270 mph, 435 km/h) true airspeed at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
- Range: 1,107 nm (1,274 mi, 2,038 km)
- Service ceiling 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s) or greater, below 16,000 ft (4,875 m)
- Wing loading: 25.5 lb/ft² (125 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.091 hp/lb (150 W/kg)
[edit] References
- ^ Textron (November 2007). Textron's Cessna Aircraft Company to Acquire Assets of Columbia Aircraft. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- ^ Russ Niles (October 2, 2007). Mooney Expands the Acclaim's Speed Envelope. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ A Tale of Two Cessnas, Flying Magazine, Vol. 135., No. 5, May 2008, p. 30
- ^ (2007) PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK AND FAA APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL Columbia 400 (LC41-550FG), Document No. RC050005 Revision G.
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[edit] See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
- Cirrus SR22
- Beechcraft Bonanza
- Mooney Ovation
- Mooney Bravo
- Mooney Acclaim
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