Cessna 402
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The Cessna 401 and 402 are series of 6 to 10 place light twin piston engine aircraft. This line was manufactured by Cessna from 1966 to 1985 under the name Utiliner and Businessliner.
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[edit] Cessna 401
The Cessna 401 was similar to the 402, but optimized for corporate transport, having fewer seats than the 402. The 401 only remained in production until mid-1972.
[edit] Development
The Cessna 401s, 402s, 402As and some 402Bs built from 1967 to 1971 had four small oval windows, which gave the aircraft a similar appearance as the pressurized Cessna 340. Starting half-way through the production of the Cessna 402B the window configuration was changed to the more distinctive five rectangular windows.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Civilian
The Cessna 402 has proven to be a very dependable aircraft over the years which, along with its decent range and passenger capacity has made it a popular choice for many small regional airlines worldwide. The planes are generally utilized on short, thin routes from hubs were passenges can connect to and from higher yiedling destinations. 402s are also popular with bush and island hopping operators. One of the largest operators of the type is Cape Air, which currently has a fleet of more than 50 402Cs operating in the Caribbean, Florida, Indiana, New England and upstate New York.
[edit] Military
[edit] Accidents
American R&B singer Aaliyah died in a Cessna 402B crash in 2001 in The Bahamas.[1]
[edit] Specifications (402C)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: One (VFR) or Two (IFR) (depending on national rules)
- Capacity: Up to 9 passengers depending on configuration
- Length: 36 ft 5 in (11.09 m)
- Wingspan: 44 ft 2 in (13.45 m)
- Height: 11 ft 6 in (3.49 m)
- Wing area: 225.8 ft² (21.0 m²)
- Empty weight: 4,069 lb (1,845 kg)
- Loaded weight: 6,865 lb (3,114 kg)
- Useful load: 2781 lb (1262 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 6,850 lb (3,107 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Continental TSIO-520-VB turbocharged, fuel-injected piston engines, 325 hp (240 kW) each
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 230 kts (266 mph, 428 km/h)
- Maximum speed: 230 kts (266 mph, 428 km/h)
- Stall speed: 71 kts (82 mph, 132 km/h)
- Range: 1,273 nm (1,467 mi, 2,360 km)
- Service ceiling 26,900 ft (8,200 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,450 ft/min (442 m/min)
- Wing loading: 30.3 lb/ft² (148 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 10.5 lb/hp (0.15 kW/kg)
[edit] Citations
- ^ NTSB (August 25, 2001). NTSB Identification: MIA01RA225. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
[edit] References
- Montgomery MR & Gerald Foster, A Field Guide to Airplanes of North America Second Edition, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, New York, 1992, pg 108.
- Airliners.net: Technical Data concerning the Cessna 402
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
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