Cessna

There’s a new hauler in town. Textron Aviation announced last week the introduction of the Cessna Turbo Stationair HD T206H, which brings greater carrying capacity and versatility. The single-engine airplane, which is powered by a turbocharged 310-horsepower Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A engine spinning a McCauley propeller, offers five seating configurations for as many as six people. For […]

Visitors to EAA AirVenture are getting their first look at the cabin mockup of the new Cessna Denali, a clean-sheet turboprop featuring a six-seat executive interior, large aft cargo door that is reminiscent of the Pilatus PC-12’s, and power from a new fadec-controlled engine under development by GE Aviation. The Denali — previously known as […]

Cessna Aircraft announced Monday that its Cessna TTx piston single received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), as well as from Argentina’s National Civil Aviation Administration and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Now certified in more than 40 countries, the TTx is the fastest fixed-gear aircraft in its class. The four-seat, […]

An upgraded propeller developed by Hartzell and airplane modifier Texas Turbine Conversions will soon be available for the single-engine Cessna Supervan 900. The four-blade composite swept propeller, when coupled with an upgraded 900 shp Honeywell TPE331 engine, generates up to 30 percent more static thrust, according to Texas Turbine Conversions. The company also boasts shorter […]

Cessna Aircraft Co. handed over the keys to a milestone Citation jet, the 7,000th one delivered by the Wichita, Kansas-based company. At a ceremony at the factory, Textron Aviation celebrated with the new owner of the recently certified Citation Latitude, NetJets. The fractional ownership company in turn responded with an extension of its already sizable […]

AOPA’s Mark Baker held a town hall meeting at the Sun ‘n Fun campus yesterday, announcing the industry organization’s plan to bring more people into flying and keep pilots flying. One of the biggest initiatives on the slate is increasing the number of active flying clubs. Baker referred to flying clubs as “the future of […]

Cessna Aircraft is making angle-of-attack standard equipment in the 172 Skyhawk, making it the first Part 23-certified production piston airplane to come from the factory with the technology. Cessna selected the Safe Flight SCc angle-of-attack system for the Skyhawk, and is making the product an option in the 182 Skylane and 206 Turbo Stationair. Based […]

High-school science teacher Ross McCurdy is planning the first transcontinental flight using aviation biofuel in a certified light aircraft. McCurdy will launch from North Central Airport near Providence, Rhode Island, in a Cessna 182 around April 16 to fly 2,500 nautical miles to Santa Monica, California; he’ll depart from Santa Monica on Earth Day, April […]

“It’s that lake right … there,” he said. When he removed his finger from the chart, all I could see was a mass of hundreds of lakes. It was to be our briefing for the flying adventure of a lifetime, but it was occurring in a restaurant bar, and it was clear that by the […]

When starting a rotation as a Part 135 pilot on the Cessna CJ3, I really have no idea what’s coming up. I might spend eight days shuttling around the Northeast or I might cross the country three or four times. A recent trip touched all the bases when it comes to the fanciful and the […]