Cessna 404 Titan

The aft doors on the left side

The Cessna 404 was a development of the Cessna 402 with an enlarged vertical tail and other changes. The prototype first flew on February 26, 1975. It is powered by two 375 hp/280 kW turbocharged Continental Motors GTSIO-520 piston engines. Two versions were offered originally; the Titan Ambassador passenger aircraft for ten passengers, and the Titan Courier utility aircraft for passengers or cargo. By early 1982 seven different variants were available, including a pure cargo version, the Titan Freighter. The Freighter was fitted with a strengthened floor, cargo doors, and its interior walls and ceiling were made from impact-resistant polycarbonate materials to minimize damage in the event of cargo breaking free in-flight.

• Titan Ambassador – Basic 10-seat passenger aircraft.
• Titan Ambassador II – Ambassador with factory fitted avionics.
• Titan Ambassador III – Ambassador with factory fitted avionics.
• Titan Courier – Convertible passenger/cargo version.
• Titan Courier II – Courier with factory fitted avionics.
• Titan Freighter – Cargo version.
• Titan Freighter II – Freighter with factory fitted avionics.
• C-28A Titan – Designation given to two aircraft purchased by the United States Navy.[2]

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81[11]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 6–8 passengers
• Length: 39 ft 6 ¹⁄₄ in (12.046 m)
• Wingspan: 46 ft 8 ¹⁄₄ in (14.230 m)
• Height: 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
• Wing area: 242.0 sq ft (22.48 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 9.0:1
• Empty weight: 4,816 lb (2,185 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,400 lb (3,810 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 340 US gal (280 imp gal; 1,300 L)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 267 mph (430 km/h, 232 kn) at 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
• Cruise speed: 188 mph (302 km/h, 163 kn) (econ cruise) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
• Stall speed: 81 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn) flaps down, power off
• Never exceed speed: 274 mph (441 km/h, 238 kn) (Calibrated airspeed)
• Range: 2,120 mi (3,410 km, 1,840 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 26,000 ft (7,900 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,575 ft/min (8.00 m/s)
• Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m): 2,367 ft (721 m)
• Landing run from 50 ft (15 m): 2,130 ft (650 m)

A Cessna 404 Titan (left) with square windows besides a pressurized Cessna 421 (right) with round windows

Related development

• Cessna 441 Conquest II

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Aero Commander 500
• Beechcraft Queen Air
• Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
• Piper PA-31 Navajo

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• Official Cessna Website
• Incomplete Cessna 404 Titan Production List