Cessna 404 Titan
Cessna 404 Titan | |
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Role | Light passenger/cargo aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Cessna |
First flight | February 26, 1975 |
Introduction | 1976 |
Produced | 1976–1982 |
Number built | 396 |
Developed from | Cessna 402 |
Developed into | Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II Cessna 441 Conquest II |
TheCessna Model 404 Titanis an American twin-engined, light aircraft built byCessna Aircraft.It was the company's largest twin piston-engined aircraft at the time of its development in the 1970s. Its US military designation isC-28,andSwedish Air ForcedesignationTp 87.[1]
Design and development[edit]
The Cessna 404 was a development of theCessna 402with an enlargedvertical tailand other changes. Theprototypefirst flew on February 26, 1975. It is powered by two 375 hp/280 kWturbochargedContinental MotorsGTSIO-520piston engines. Two versions were offered originally; theTitan Ambassadorpassenger aircraft for ten passengers, and theTitan Courierutility aircraft for passengers or cargo. By early 1982 seven different variants were available, including a pure cargo version, theTitan Freighter.The Freighter was fitted with a strengthened floor, cargo doors, and its interior walls and ceiling were made from impact-resistantpolycarbonatematerials to minimize damage in the event of cargo breaking free in-flight.
Variants[edit]
- Titan Ambassador– Basic 10-seat passenger aircraft.
- Titan Ambassador II– Ambassador with factory fittedavionics.
- Titan Ambassador III– Ambassador with factory fitted avionics.
- Titan Courier– Convertible passenger/cargo version.
- Titan Courier II– Courier with factory fitted avionics.
- Titan Freighter– Cargo version.
- Titan Freighter II– Freighter with factory fitted avionics.
- C-28A Titan– Designation given to two aircraft purchased by theUnited States Navy.[2]
Operators[edit]
Civilian operators[edit]
Military operators[edit]
- Colombian Air Force- 2 used bySATENA.[4]
- Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force– 1 acquired 1979.[6]
- United States Navy(as the C-28A)
Specifications (Ambassador I)[edit]
Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81[11]
General characteristics
- Crew:2
- Capacity:6–8 passengers
- Length:39 ft6+1⁄4in (12.046 m)
- Wingspan:46 ft8+1⁄4in (14.230 m)
- Height:13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
- Wing area:242.0 sq ft (22.48 m2)
- Aspect ratio:9.0:1
- Empty weight:4,816 lb (2,185 kg)
- Max takeoff weight:8,400 lb (3,810 kg)
- Fuel capacity:340 US gal (280 imp gal; 1,300 L)
Performance
- Maximum speed:267 mph (430 km/h, 232 kn) at 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
- Cruise speed:188 mph (302 km/h, 163 kn) (econ cruise) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
- Stall speed:81 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn) flaps down, power off
- Never exceed speed:274 mph (441 km/h, 238 kn) (Calibrated airspeed)
- Range:2,120 mi (3,410 km, 1,840 nmi)
- Service ceiling:26,000 ft (7,900 m)
- Rate of climb:1,575 ft/min (8.00 m/s)
- Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m):2,367 ft (721 m)
- Landing run from 50 ft (15 m):2,130 ft (650 m)
See also[edit]
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References[edit]
- ^Urban Fredriksson (October 4, 2006)."Swedish Military Aircraft Designations".RetrievedSeptember 26,2012.
- ^Johnson 2013,p. 375
- ^Hagedorn 1993,p. 140
- ^GainesFlight International6 November 1982,p. 1386
- ^Hagedorn 1993,p. 111
- ^Air InternationalApril 1986,p. 170
- ^Hagedorn 1993,p. 138
- ^ANUARIO LATINOAMERICANO DE DEFENSA 2020.Grupo Edefa. 2020. p. 176.
- ^"FDRA - Fuerza Aérea: Fuerzas Aéreas: Fuerza Aérea - Ejército de Nicaragua".December 2015.
- ^GainesFlight International6 November 1982,p. 1374
- ^Taylor 1980,pp. 326–327
- "Always Ready: Hong Kong's Auxiliaries".Air International.Vol. 30, no. 4. April 1986. pp. 168–171, 174.
- Hagedorn, Daniel P. (1993).Central American and Caribbean Air Forces.Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.ISBN0-85130-210-6.
- Gaines, Mike (November 6, 1982)."World's Air Forces 1982".Flight International.Vol. 122, no. 3835. pp. 1327–1388.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985).Orbis Publishing.
- Johnson, E.R. (2013).American Military Transport Aircraft Since 1925.Jefferson, NC: McFarland.ISBN978-0786462698.
- Simpson, R.W. (1991).Airlife's General Aviation.Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing.ISBN1-85310-194-X.
- Taylor, John W. R.,ed. (1980).Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81.London: Jane's Publishing Company.ISBN0-7106-0705-9.