Cessna 340
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| Cessna 335/340 | |
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 1979 Cessna 340A |
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| Type | Light twin aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Cessna |
| Produced | 1971-1984 |
| Number built | 1351 |
The Cessna 340 is a twin piston engine pressurized business aircraft that was manufactured by Cessna. The Cessna 335 is an unpressurized version, but was much less successful.
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[edit] Development
Work on the 340 began in 1969 and the first aircraft was delivered in 1971, behind schedule as one of the prototypes was lost in 1970. The early models had two turbocharged Continental TSIO-520-K engines with 285hp each. In 1976 the engines were upgraded to the more powerful Continental TSIO-520-NBs with 310hp. This variant is known as the 340A.
The Cessna 335, a cheaper, non-pressurized, version with 300hp Continental TSIO-520-EB engines was produced from 1979, but was not a success, with only 64 built when production stopped in 1981.
The 340 was more successful and remained in production until 1984 with 1287 built.
[edit] Specifications (340A)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: Five passengers
- Length: 34 ft 4 in (10.46 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 1 in (1.62 m)
- Height: 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
- Wing area: 184 ft² (17.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 3,921 lb (1,780 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 5,990 lb (2,719kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Continental TSIO-520-NB 6-cylinder piston engines, 310hp (231 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 244 kts (279 mph, 452km/h)
- Range: 1,406 nm (1,606 mi, 2,603 km) at economic cruising speed
- Service ceiling 29,800 ft (9,085 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,650 ft/min (8.38 m/s)
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