Cessna T303 Crusader
The Cessna T303 Crusader was a compact piston twin designed as a simpler alternative to larger cabin-class twins. It used a T-tail and counter-rotating propellers to reduce asymmetric handling after an engine failure. Production lasted only a few years, leaving it much rarer than other Cessna twins.
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Cessna's first all-new twin design in over a decade, the T303 sold poorly and left production after only five years, in 1986.
Specifications
| Length | 9.7 m (32 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Height | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 5 |
| Persons on board | 6 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 2.3 t |
| Range | 900 NM (1,667 km) |
| Maximum speed | 190 kt (352 km/h) |
| Stall speed | 62 kt (115 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft (6,096 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 23,000 ft (7,010 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,480 ft/min (7.5 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
| Landing distance | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 410 l |
| Engines | 2x Continental TSIO-520 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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