Cessna 441

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The Cessna 441 Conquest II was the first turboprop designed by Cessna and was meant to fill the gap between their jets and piston-engined aircraft. It was developed in November 1974, with the first aircraft delivered in September 1977. It is a pressurized, turbine development of the Cessna 404.

Cessna 441 Conquest - C441 - N6860C - NASA chase plane photographed at Cambridge Bay airport 17th June 2005 01:02 MDT (07:02 UTC).

The Conquest is powered by two Garrett TPE331 turboprops powering two four-bladed McCauley propellers. A 441 with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 turboprops was flown in 1986 but did not enter production. The aircraft has retractable tricycle landing gear and on takeoff has a ground roll of 1,785 ft (544 m).

The ICAO designator for the Cessna Conquest as used in flight plans is C441.

A smaller aircraft was marketed as the Cessna 425 Conquest I, itself a turbine development of the Cessna 421.

[edit] Specifications (Standard 441)

[edit] General characteristics

• Crew: one or two pilots
• Capacity: 8-10 passengers
• Length: 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)
• Wingspan: 49 ft 4 in (15.04 m)
• Height: 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
• Wing area: 253 ft² (23.5 m&sup2)
• Empty: 5,488 lb (2,489 kg)
• Loaded: lb ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 9,856 lb (4,470 kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Garrett TPE331 turboprops, 636 shp (474 kW) each

[edit] Performance

• Maximum speed: 339 mph (545 km/h)
• Range: 1,291 miles (2,077 km)
• Cruise: 285 mph
• Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,668 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,435 ft/min (742 m/minmpm)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Power/mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

[edit] External links

• The Wings of the Web - Photographs
• The Wings of the Web - Cessna Conquest

[edit] Related content

Comparable aircraft

• Beechcraft Queen Air
• Beechcraft King Air
• Rockwell Aero Commander
• Mitsubishi Mu-2

See also

• The Bo Rein Conquest crash