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Cessna SkyCourier receives FAA type certification
Cessna announced Monday that the 408 SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop had received type certification by the FAA. The first prototype rolled of the factory floor almost 2 years ago, since then 2 more have been built… (www.aviationweekly.org) Daha Fazlası...
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I love this plane. Long list replacement for the Twin Otter but bigger and faster.
And it's not a Caravan on steroid. This airplane will be a major success.
I wonder why this came so quickly compared to the Denali? The complexity maybe...
Denali had to wait for the newly developed GE engine I believe.
Sky Courier uses the long-produced Pratt & Whitney PT6A engines, while Denali is first application of the new GE Catalyst engine: apparently test and certification of the Catalyst added time to Denali development. Also, Sky Courier, being unpressurized and with fixed gear, is a less complex airframe than Denali.
