The new avión turbohétwin-engine, high-wing utility vehicle Cessna SkyCourier obtained the certificationóFAA type number.
Textron Aviation announcementó than the Administrationón Federal Aviationón – FAA has granted certificationóNo type for the new Cessna SkyCourier turbohétwin engine liceúmultiple missions. Using a designñor clean sheet and manufacturing processesón advanced, the líproduction lineón of the avión de ala alta está underway and the first unit will soon enterá to market with launch customer FedEx Express.
Cessna SkyCourier ready to fly
three planes SkyCourier they accumulated más de 2100 hours throughout the flight test program, what startedó formally with an inaugural flight in May 2020. The compañía lanceó the first production unitón of the SkyCourier earlier this yearñor at manufacturing facilitiesócompany numberñíin Wichita.
FedEx Express launch customer agreementó an initial fleet order of 50 cargo planes and options for 50 más. FedEx Express participó on the Textron Aviation Customer Advisory Council along with other fleet operators to help shape the designñO, the charactersíaesthetics and serviceability of the aircraft.
About the SkyCourier
The turbohétwin-engine high-wing aircraft Cessna SkyCourier offers a combinationón performance and operating costs más low for freight operatorsérea, passengers and special missions. Además of the versionóload no., there is a variant of 19 SkyCourier passengers that includes separate tickets for the crewón and passengers for trouble-free boarding, así like large cabin windows for natural light and views. Both configurations offer pressure refuelingón at a single point to allow m response timesás ráI ask.
The aircraft isá powered by two turbocharged enginesélice Pratt & Whitney PT6A-65SC mounted on the wings and features the hélice McCauley C779, an Hélice with four aluminum blades 110 inches, reliable and heavy duty, what isá fully articulated with reversible passage, diseñada to improve aircraft performance during the transportation of large loads. SkyCourier works with aviónica Garmin G1000 NXi.
It has a cruising speed máxima de más de 200 knots and a reach máximo of 900 miles náUticas. the grandfatherón features a large door and a flat-floor cabin, and the versionóCargo box can hold up to three shipping containersío LD3 with impressive load capacity úto them 6,000 pounds.
