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The Cessna 441, known as the Conquest II, is a turboprop aircraft. It was specifically designed to bridge the gap between Cessna’s well-known piston engine aircraft and their increasingly successful jet aircraft. It was actually the first turboprop airplane that Cessna made and was developed in 1974, with the first aircraft being delivered to customers […]

Introduction In 2007, the Piper Matrix (PA-46R-350T) was unveiled as an unpressurized variation of the Piper Meridian Mirage, which later became the M350. Piper presented the Piper Matrix as a low-cost alternative to the pressurized Mirage. It is a six-seater, low-wing, unpressurized single piston-engine airplane. I remember thinking to myself when I first heard about

The Cessna 400 is part of the Cessna 400 series, an honorable lineage of low-wing, high-performance single-engine aircraft that became iconic as Cessna’s foray into 21st-century plane design. The origins of this aircraft can be traced back to the LC40-550FG – short for Lancair Certified Model 40 Continental 550 Engine Fixed Gear. Late into its

Introduction The Cessna 207, along with the 205 and 206, together form a related group of single-engine general aviation aircraft; the three of these types have fixed landing gear and were originally developed from the popular Cessna 210. They have all been used commercially as well as by private pilots. They differ from the more

Designed by Lance Neibauer- founder of the United States Lancair aviation company (pronounced LANSE-air), the Lancair 235 is an easy-to-fly, two-seated light aircraft. In 1981, Neibauer founded his company as a producer of amateur-built airplane kits. Neibauer first produced the Lancair 200 in December of 1984, after working earlier with Al Meyers to produce his

When comparing the Cessna 182 to the 185, it’s worth understanding the genesis of both designs in the venerable and much loved Cessna 180. Introduced in 1952 as a four-seat conventional landing gear aircraft, the Cessna 180 was initially powered by the 225 hp Continental O-470 series engine, upgraded to 230 hp four years later.

The Cessna TTX, an evolution of the Columbia 400, was built for speed and looked the part. Its sleek, modern curves were a sharp departure from Cessna’s traditional high-wing designs, and at the time of its introduction, the Cessna TTX was the fastest piston-engined aircraft in their entire portfolio. This need for speed went beyond

The flagship of the company, Piper M600, is the world’s first single-engine turboprop equipped with a Garmin G3000 cockpit. M600 demonstrates that it is more than a simple improvement from the Piper M500 (Previously Piper Malibu Meridian). Featuring state-of-the-art avionics, autopilot, and safety features like auto landing, the Piper M600 is a true work of

The Cessna 310R is a variant of the Cessna 310, the first twin engine aircraft designed by Cessna after World War II. Produced between 1954 and 1980, the aircraft was at the peak of design for its debut. As the Cessna 310 received upgrades throughout its years of production, each new model was given a

Introduced in the second half of the 1960s, the Mooney M20F is another entry in Al Mooney’s classic M20 lineage. Designed to be flown by a single pilot and with room for three passengers, the Mooney M20F is a popular bird wherever it goes, thanks to its sleek low-rider look and instantly recognizable forward-swept vertical