The Cessna 425, first sold as the Corsair and later renamed the Conquest I, is an eight-seat American pressurized turboprop light twin that Cessna built in Wichita, Kansas, between 1980 and 1986. It was derived from the Cessna 421 and powered by two 450 horsepower Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6 engines, and Cessna introduced it as a competitor to the Beechcraft King Air. Cessna priced the pressurized twin turboprop at 875,000 dollars and claimed that it flew 15 to 20 knots faster than the King Air C90 while burning 15 percent less fuel. Customer demand for more cabin space and a higher maximum takeoff weight turned the Corsair into the Conquest I, and the Cessna 441, which had previously been called the Conquest, was renamed the Conquest II. Falling general aviation sales ended production in 1986.
Facts
Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) Engine2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 turboprops, 450 shp each 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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1. Cessna 425 Conquest I (Wikipedia)
Design and development, introduction
The 425 was introduced in 1980 and was a derivation of the Cessna 421, powered by two 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney PT6 engines.
Specifications (1982 Corsair), powerplant
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 turboprops, 450 shp (340 kW) each
Specifications (1982 Corsair), empty weight
Empty weight: 4,915 lb (2,229 kg)
Specifications (1982 Corsair), maximum takeoff weight
Max takeoff weight: 8,200 lb (3,719 kg)
Specifications (1982 Corsair), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 264 kn (304 mph, 489 km/h) at 17,700 ft (5,400 m)
Lead, maker
The Cessna 425, known as the Corsair and later as the Conquest I, is an eight-seat American pressurized turboprop twin-engined light aircraft. Now out of production, it was built by Cessna Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas, between 1980 and 1986.
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The Cessna 425, known as the Corsair and later as the Conquest I, is an eight-seat American pressurized turboprop twin-engined light aircraft. Now out of production, it was built by Cessna Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas, between 1980 and 1986.
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