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Cessna 408 SkyCourier
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Cessna 408 SkyCourier
Role Utility aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Cessna (Textron Aviation)
First flight May 17, 2020
Introduction May 9, 2022
Status In production
Primary user FedEx Feeder
Number built 33 (January 2024)
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History Cessna Aircraft Company
Cessna 408 SkyCourier
The Cessna 408 SkyCourier is an American utility aircraft designed and built by the Cessna division of Textron Aviation. It was launched on November 28, 2017, with an order for 50 from FedEx Express, with the aircraft designed for the needs of its FedEx Feeder service. It made its first flight on May 17, 2020, and was type certified on March 11, 2022. FedEx took delivery of the first production model on May 9, 2022
The SkyCourier is a twin-turboprop, high-wing aircraft, available with a 19-passenger accommodation, or in a cargo variant sized for three LD3 sized unit load devices. The non-pressurized design is built from aluminum and is equipped with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engines and fixed landing gear. The 19,000-pound (8,600 kg) MTOW airplane can cruise up to 210 knots (390 km/h; 240 mph), with a range of 386 nautical miles (715 km; 444 mi) with 19 passengers.
Design
The SkyCourier is a twin-turboprop, high-wing, utility aircraft. It will be available in a 19-passenger variant with large cabin windows and separate crew and passenger doors, or in a cargo variant sized for three LD3s and 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of payload, featuring a "large cargo door and a flat floor cabin". It will cruise up to 200 kn (370 km/h; 230 mph), with a maximum range of 900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi). Single-point refueling will speed turnarounds.
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Cessna 408 SkyCourier
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Cessna 408 Skycourier
General Info
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- Capacity: 19 passengers/5,000 lb (2,268 kg) payload (commuter) or 3×LD3s/6,000 lb (2,722 kg) payload (cargo)
- Length: 55 ft 1 in (16.80 m)
- Wingspan: 72 ft 3 in (22.02 m)
- Height: 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
- Wing area: 441.0 sq ft (40.97 m2)
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- Empty weight: (5,591 kg) , Freighter: (4,990 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (8,618 kg)
- Fuel capacity: (2,189 kg) / (2,725 L)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65SC turboprop, 1,110 hp (830 kW) each
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Performance
- Cruise speed: 390 km/h) maximum
- Range: 386 nmi (444 mi, 715 km) with 19 passengers, LRC, 100nmi IFR reserves, FL100
- Ferry range: (1,060 mi, 1,700 km)
- Service ceiling: (7,600 m)
- Takeoff Distance : (1,116 m)
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