Cessna 411

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Model 411
Type	Light passenger/cargo aircraft
Manufacturer	Cessna
Maiden flight	1962
Produced	1962-1978
Number built	302
Developed from	Cessna 310
Variants	Cessna 401, Cessna 402, Cessna 421

Cessna Model 411 is a 1960s American twin-engined, propeller driven light aircraft built by Cessna Aircraft. It was the companies largest business aircraft when it first flew in 1962.

Contents 1 History 2 Variants 3 Military Operators 4 Specifications 5 External links 6 Related content

[edit] History

The Cessna 411 was a development of the Cessna 310, it had a similar configuration but had an increased wingspan and fuselage length and more powerful 340hp//254kw Continental Motors GTSIO-520-C engines. It had a crew of two and room for four to six passengers. The prototype first flew on 18 July 1962. During 1965 Cessna developed two generally similar and lower cost versions, the Model 401 and Model 402. Production of the 411 finished in 1978. A pressurised version of the 411 was developed as the Cessna 421.

[edit] Variants

• Cessna 411 - Production version, 252 built.
• Cessna 411A - 411 with lengthened baggage nose and optional tanks in engine nacelles, 50 built.

[edit] Military Operators

• France
  • French Air Force

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: four/six
• Length: 36 ft 4½ in (14.12 m)
• Wingspan: 44 ft 1½ in (13.45 m)
• Height: 11 ft 5½ in (3.49 m)
• Wing area: 225.8 ft² (20.98 m²)
• Powerplant: 2× Continental GTSIO-520-C flat-six turbocharged piston, 340 hp (254 kW) each

Performance

[edit] External links

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 
• Simpson, R.W. (1991). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1 853180 194 X. 

[edit] Related content

Related development

Cessna 401, Cessna 402, Cessna 421

See also