Cessna

Cessna

Cessna Logo Cessna was a popular general aviation aircraft manufacturer based in the US which had manufactured few of the most popular small piston-powered aircraft and small business jets.

The company was acquired by Textron and is now one of the brands under Textron Aviation along with Beechcraft and Hawker Aircraft.

Founded: 1927

Products: General aviation aircraft, business jets.

Headquarter: Wichita, Kansas

Defunct: March 2014

Parent: Textron Aviation

Website: https://cessna.txtav.com/

Cessna Aircraft: In Production

Here are the list of Cessna aircraft models which are still in production:

Cessna 172 Skyhawk 

Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a single-engine four seat, high-wing aircraft which was introduced in 1956. More than 44,000 Cessna 172 have been built till date. 

Its variants include Cessna 172, 172A-S series, 172RG Cutlass,  R172K Hawk XP and Turbo Skyhawk JT-A. 

Cessna 182 Skylane

Cessna 182 Skylane is a single-engine, four seat, high wing, light utility aircraft which was introduced in 1956. More than 23,237 Cessna 182 have been built till date. 

Its variants include 182, 182A-T series, R182 Skylane RG, T182,  T182T Skylane, TR182 Turbo Skylane RG, T182JT-A Turbo Skylane JT-A and Robertson STOL 182.

Cessna Stationair

Cessna Stationair is a single engine, six seat, high wing, light aircraft used in general aviation and personal use. 

It includes the Cessna 205, 206 and 207 Stationair variants. Cessna Stationair is also known as Super Skywagon, Skywagon and Super Skylane. 

Cessna 208 Caravan

Cessna 208 Caravan is a single-engine turboprop, high wing, single pilot, short haul regional airliner, military use and also for cargo operations. It typically had a seating capacity of 9-14 passengers. It was first introduced in 1984 and more than 2,600 of these aircraft are built till date. 

Cessna 208 Caravan variants include 208A Cargomaster, 208B Grand Caravan, Caravan Amphibian, military variants (U-27A, C-16, C-98, AC-208 Combat Caravan), and aftermarket variants (Soloy Pathfinder 21, 850 Caravan, 950 Grand Caravan, Blackhawk Caravan, Supervan 900)

Cessna 408 SkyCourier

Cessna 408 SkyCourier is a twin-engine, turboprop, high-wing, utility aircraft. This aircraft is still under development and is expected to enter service in 2020.   

408 Courier will have seating capacity of up to 19 passengers and its cargo variant will also be developed. FedEx Express will likely be its launch customer which has placed an order for 50 aircraft with options for 50 more.  

Cessna Denali

Cessna Denali is a single engine turboprop aircraft under development. Denali is being developed as a complete new design to compete with Pilatus PC-12, Daher-Socata TBM, Kestrel K-350, and CAIGA Primus 150.

It will be a 1-2 pilot aircraft with a seating capacity for 7 to 9 passengers. The aircraft is expected to enter service in 2020.   

Cessna Citation Family

Cessna Citation family include business jets. The first Cessna Citation was introduced in 1972 and more than 7000 aircraft have been built till date. 

Cessna Citation variants include Citation I / I/SP, Citation II/SII/Bravo, Citation III-VI-VII, Cessna Citation V/Ultra/Encore, Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+, CitationJet/CJ series, Citation Mustang, Citation X, Citation Sovereign, Citation Latitude, Citation Longitude, and Citation Hemisphere.

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