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The concept design was unveiled on 24 July 2006 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as the Cessna LSA (also referred to as the Cessna Sport), via a marketing study of the feasibility of producing an aircraft compliant with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's new Light-Sport Aircraft category.
Design/Build/Fly, or DBF, is a radio-controlled aircraft competition sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics , Cessna Aircraft Company, and Raytheon Missile Systems. [ 1 ] The competition is intended to challenge the AIAA student branches of each university to design, build, and fly a remote-controlled airplane that ...
The Model 408 was launched on November 28, 2017, by Textron Aviation, with an introduction planned for 2020, as a FAR Part 23 type certified design. [4] [5] Like the earlier Cessna 208 Caravan, the 408's design was developed with FedEx Express to match the needs of FedEx Feeder service; FedEx requested an aircraft that could haul 6,000 lb (2,700 kg), twice the payload of the 208, and could ...
The Cessna Next Generation Propeller [1] Aircraft (NGP) was a proof-of-concept design for a future family of single engine, fixed-gear, high cantilever wing, light aircraft intended for personal, flight training and commercial use.
The project is perceived as the follow-on development to the now-canceled Cessna Citation Columbus. Its fuselage cross-section (83.25-inch [211.5 cm] circular section) is the same as the Cessna Citation Latitude. The aircraft has a T-tail empennage and area rule fuselage contouring. The aluminum wings incorporate moderate winglets.
Data from AvWeb and Company fact Sheet General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: three passengers Length: 7.876 m (25 ft 10 in) Wingspan: 9.930 m (32 ft 7 in) Height: 2.611 m (8 ft 7 in) Empty weight: 599 kg (1,320 lb) Gross weight: 1,197 kg (2,640 lb) Fuel capacity: 70 U.S. gallons (260 L; 58 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Continental IO-360-AF avgas and alternative fuels piston aircraft engine ...
The Cessna Citation Sovereign (Model 680) is an American business jet developed by Cessna, part of the Cessna Citation family. Announced at the 1998 NBAA convention, the Model 680 made its maiden flight in February 2002 , certification was awarded on June 2, 2004, and deliveries began in late September.
The jet uses the Citation II's forward fuselage, a new carry-through section, a new laminar flow, supercritical wing developed with NASA and Boeing, and a T-tail. Powered by two 1,900 lbf (8.5 kN) Williams FJ44s, the 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) aircraft has a trailing link undercarriage for smooth landings, and can be flown by a single pilot. Range is ...