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Cessna 441 Conquest - C441 - N6860C - NASA chase plane photgraphed at Cambridge Bay airport 17th June 2005 01:02 MDT (07:02 UTC).

The Conquest is powered by two Garrett TPE331 turboprops powering two four-bladed McCauley propellers. A 441 with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 turboprops was flown in 1986 but did not enter production. The aircraft has retractable tricycle landing gear and on takeoff has a ground roll of 1,785 ft (544 m). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 699 KB)Author: CambridgeBayWeather. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 699 KB)Author: CambridgeBayWeather. ... A propeller can be seen as a rotating fin in water or a wing in air. ... The PT6 is a turboprop aircraft engine manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1986: Events January January 9 - the UK Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine, resigns amidst a political furore over the future of Westland Helicopters. ... A tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle. ... Main and nosewheel undercarriage of a Qatar Airways Airbus A330 The undercarriage or landing gear is equipment which supports an aircraft when it is not flying. ... Ryanair Boeing 737 taking off Take off is the phase of flight where an aircraft transitions from moving along the ground (taxiing) into the air (see flight), usually from a runway. ...

The ICAO designator for the Cessna Conquest as used in flight plans is C441 The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ... Flight plans are plans filed by pilots with the local regulatory authority (e. ...

Specifications (Standard 441)

General Characteristics

• Crew: one or two pilots
• Capacity: 8-10 passengers
• Length: 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)
• Wingspan: 49 ft 4 in (15.04 m)
• Height: 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
• Wing area: 253 ft² (23.5 m&sup2)
• Empty: 5,488 lb (2,489 kg)
• Loaded: lb ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 9,856 lb (4,470 kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Garrett TPE331 turboprops, 636 shp (474 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 339 mph (545 km/h)
• Range: 1,291 miles (2,077 km)
• Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,668 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,435 ft/min (742 m/minmpm)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Power/mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

External links

• The Wings of the Web - Photographs
• The Wings of the Web - Cessna Conquest
• A downloadable 3D model of the Cessna Conquest

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Designation sequence: 411 - 414 - 421 - 441 - 500 - 501 - 560