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Cessna 408 SkyCourier

The 408 SkyCourier was approved by the FAA in March 2022 as a freighter with a cargo compartment rated for 6,000 lb and as a passenger airplane for up to 19. Two Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-65SC turboprops of 1,110 shaft horsepower turn four-blade McCauley propellers up to 110 inches across. Textron Aviation lists a wingspan of 22.02 meters, a length of 16.8 meters, a height of 6.3 meters, a top cruise speed of 210 knots and a maximum payload of 3,039 kg for the freighter. The FAA data sheet gives a maximum takeoff weight of 19,000 lb, or 8,618 kg, 720 US gallons of usable fuel and a ceiling of 25,000 feet.

Cruise speed
210 knots (390 km/h)
Payload
6,700 lb (3,039 kg)
Engines
Two Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-65SC turboprops on the wings
Max takeoff weight
19,000 lb (8,618 kg)
Cessna 408 SkyCourier
Photo: ZLEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cessna 408 SkyCourier seen from above: length 55 ft 1 in (16.80 m), wingspan 72 ft 3 in (22.02 m)
Drawing: cwsi.net, from published dimensions (a schematic, not to exact detail)

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Specifications

Length55 ft 1 in (16.80 m)
Wingspan72 ft 3 in (22.02 m)
Height20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Ceiling25,000 ft (7,600 m)
Fuel capacity720 US gal (2,725 L)
StatusIn service
Type codesICAO C408

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