Cessna 441

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441 Conquest II
Type Utility monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Cessna
Maiden flight 1975
Number built 362

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.

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[edit] Design and development

The aircraft has retractable tricycle landing gear and on takeoff has a ground roll of 1,785 ft (544 m). 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.

[edit] Airframe Limitations

The Cessna 441 is limited to 22,500 hours of air time by a Cessna Supplementary Inspection Document (SID). This life-limit SID is mandatory in the USA for air carriers operating the aircraft but is advisory only for private operators.[1]

[edit] Designation

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

[edit] Further developments

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: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)

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