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The Pathfinder 21 is a twin engined, single propeller turboprop aircraft manufactured by the Soloy Corporation, and based on the successful Cessna 208 airframe. The aircraft is essentially a stock Cessna 208 airframe that has been stretched by 72 inches, with structural reinforcement, and is powered by twin Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 engines in a DualPack configuration.
[edit] History
Soloy has manufactured one Pathfinder 21 that first flew in 1995 and gained its Supplementary Type Certificate in 1997, but it is believed that the aircraft has not flown since 1999. Soloy was attempting to obtain a conversion certification from the FAA, however, after completing over 80 percent of the certification work Soloy announced that they were halting the entire program. The CEO explained that the FAA requires aircraft with over 9 passengers to have the airframe meet tougher restrictions required by FAR Part 25, which isn't possible since the base aircraft, the Cessna 208 does not meet those requirements. This requirement makes it unfeasable to market the airplane as the expanded passenger cabin is a major reason for the stretch to begin with.[1]
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1-2
- Capacity: 15-19
- Length: 46ft 8in (14.3m)
- Wingspan: 52ft 1in (15.88m)
- Height: 16ft 6in (5.02m)
- Wing area: 279.4ft² (85.16m²)
- Empty weight: 7,300lb (3318.2kg)
- Loaded weight: 12,000lb (5454.5kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 12,410lb (5640.9kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney Canada Soloy DualPack PT6A-114 Hartzell Five Bladed Reversible, 1329hp (991.05kW)
Performance
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[edit] References
- ^ Mike Vines Cessna Caravan Story (Part Two) AvBuyer (last accesssed April 12, 2007)
- ^ Pathfinder Specs. Soloy Corporation. Retrieved on 2006-07-19.
[edit] See also
[edit] Related Development
[edit] External links
- Cessna 208 - Technical Data concerning The Cessna 208
- Soloy.com The Soloy Corporation online, products, brochures, etc.
- Caravan Pilots - Cessna Caravan website; Pilot related
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