The original Cessna 303 Clipper was first flown on February 14, 1978;[2] it was a low-wing four-seat Lycoming-powered twin-engined aircraft that would have competed with the Piper Seminole, Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar, and Beechcraft Duchess. After market demand for four-place light twins declined, only one 303 Clipper was built before Cessna redesigned the aircraft as a six-seat twin. They also renamed the aircraft out of legal concern, since Pan Am Airlines held the trademark on the name "Clipper" in reference to their fleet aircraft.
The new model, designated the T303 Crusader first flew on October 17, 1979, with the first deliveries being made in October, 1981. The T303 is an all-metal low-wing six-seat twin-engined aircraft with a retractable tricycle undercarriage. At the time, it was the first all-new production twin built by Cessna in over a decade. With a declining market, only 297[1] were built.
Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. ISBN0-7106-0748-2.
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cessna, t303, crusader, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, sep. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cessna T303 Crusader news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Cessna T303 Crusader is an American six place light twin engined aircraft built by Cessna Aircraft Company Production ceased in 1986 T303 CrusaderCessna T303 CrusaderRole Six seat twin engine cabin monoplaneNational origin United StatesManufacturer Cessna Aircraft CompanyFirst flight February 14 1978Introduction 1982Number built 297 1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operators 2 1 Military operators 3 Specifications T303 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDesign and development editThe original Cessna 303 Clipper was first flown on February 14 1978 2 it was a low wing four seat Lycoming powered twin engined aircraft that would have competed with the Piper Seminole Gulfstream American GA 7 Cougar and Beechcraft Duchess After market demand for four place light twins declined only one 303 Clipper was built before Cessna redesigned the aircraft as a six seat twin They also renamed the aircraft out of legal concern since Pan Am Airlines held the trademark on the name Clipper in reference to their fleet aircraft The new model designated the T303 Crusader first flew on October 17 1979 with the first deliveries being made in October 1981 The T303 is an all metal low wing six seat twin engined aircraft with a retractable tricycle undercarriage At the time it was the first all new production twin built by Cessna in over a decade With a declining market only 297 1 were built Examples were exported to Europe with several still operating in the United Kingdom in 2012 and two flying in Goondiwindi Queensland Australia Many are still flying in Colombia in air taxi and private operations Operators editMilitary operators edit nbsp Haiti Haiti Air Corps nbsp Guatemala Armed Forces of GuatemalaSpecifications T303 editData from Jane s All The World s Aircraft 1982 83 3 General characteristicsCrew One Capacity Five passengers Length 30 ft 5 in 9 27 m Wingspan 39 ft 0 1 2 in 11 900 m Height 13 ft 4 in 4 06 m Wing area 189 2 sq ft 17 58 m2 Airfoil NACA 23017 root NACA 23012 tip Empty weight 3 305 lb 1 499 kg Gross weight 5 150 lb 2 336 kg Fuel capacity 153 US gal 127 imp gal 580 L usable capacity Powerplant 2 Continental TSIO 520 AE LTSIO 520 AE turbocharged air cooled flat six piston engine 250 hp 190 kW each Propellers 3 bladed McCauley 3AF32C506 82NEB 8 and 3AF32C507 L82NEB 8 counter rotating constant speed propellers 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m diameterPerformance Maximum speed 249 mph 401 km h 216 kn at 18 000 ft 5 500 m Cruise speed 226 mph 364 km h 196 kn at 20 000 ft 6 100 m max cruise 71 power Stall speed 71 5 mph 115 1 km h 62 1 kn CAS flaps down power off Range 1 174 mi 1 889 km 1 020 nmi econ cruise at 10 000 ft 3 000 m 45 min reserves Service ceiling 25 000 ft 7 600 m Rate of climb 1 480 ft min 7 5 m s Takeoff distance from 50 ft 15m 1 750 ft 530 m Landing distance from 50 ft 15m 1 450 ft 440 m See also editAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Beechcraft Baron Fuji Rockwell Commander 700 Cessna 310 Piper Aztec Piper PA 34 SenecaReferences editNotes a b Aviation Consumer s Used Aircraft Guide Taylor 1982 p 346 Taylor 1982 pp 346 347 BibliographyTaylor John W R Jane s All The World s Aircraft 1982 83 London Jane s Yearbooks 1982 ISBN 0 7106 0748 2 External links edit nbsp Media related to Cessna 303 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cessna T303 Crusader amp oldid 1055135206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
