Cessna 404 Titan

Cessna 404 Titan
Role	Light passenger/cargo aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Cessna
First flight	February 26, 1975
Introduction	1976
Produced	1976–1982
Number built	396
Developed from	Cessna 402
Developed into	Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II ; Cessna 441 Conquest II

The Cessna Model 404 Titan is an American twin-engined, light aircraft built by Cessna Aircraft. It was the company's largest twin piston-engined aircraft at the time of its development in the 1970s. Its US military designation is C-28, and Swedish Air Force designation Tp 87.^[1]

Design and development[edit]

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.

Variants[edit]

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]

Operators[edit]

Civilian operators[edit]

Australia

East Coast Airlines

United States

Coastal Air

United Kingdom

Air UK

Military operators[edit]

Bahamas

Royal Bahamas Defence Force^[3]

Bolivia

Bolivian Air Force

Colombia

Colombian Air Force - 2 used by SATENA.^[4]

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Air Force^[5]

Hong Kong

Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force – 1 acquired 1979.^[6]

Jamaica

Jamaica Defence Force^[7]

Mexico

Mexican Navy

Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Air Force^[8]^[9]

Sweden

Swedish Air Force

Tanzania

Tanzania People's Defence Force^[10]

United States

United States Navy (as the C-28A)

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Police Department Two C404^{[citation needed]}

Specifications (Ambassador I)[edit]

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)

References[edit]

^ Urban Fredriksson (October 4, 2006). "Swedish Military Aircraft Designations". Retrieved September 26, 2012.
^ Johnson 2013, p. 375
^ Hagedorn 1993, p. 140
^ Gaines Flight International 6 November 1982, p. 1386
^ Hagedorn 1993, p. 111
^ Air International April 1986, p. 170
^ Hagedorn 1993, p. 138
^ ANUARIO LATINOAMERICANO DE DEFENSA 2020. Grupo Edefa. 2020. p. 176.
^ "FDRA - Fuerza Aérea: Fuerzas Aéreas: Fuerza Aérea - Ejército de Nicaragua". December 2015.
^ Gaines Flight International 6 November 1982, p. 1374
^ Taylor 1980, pp. 326–327

"Always Ready: Hong Kong's Auxiliaries". Air International. Vol. 30, no. 4. April 1986. pp. 168–171, 174.
Hagedorn, Daniel P. (1993). Central American and Caribbean Air Forces. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-210-6.
Gaines, Mike (November 6, 1982). "World's Air Forces 1982". Flight International. Vol. 122, no. 3835. pp. 1327–1388.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
Johnson, E.R. (2013). American Military Transport Aircraft Since 1925. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0786462698.
Simpson, R.W. (1991). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-194-X.
Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1980). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81. London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0705-9.

External links[edit]

[1] Urban Fredriksson (October 4, 2006). "Swedish Military Aircraft Designations". Retrieved September 26, 2012.

[2] Johnson 2013, p. 375

[3] Hagedorn 1993, p. 140

[4] Gaines Flight International 6 November 1982, p. 1386

[5] Hagedorn 1993, p. 111

[6] Air International April 1986, p. 170

[7] Hagedorn 1993, p. 138

[8] ANUARIO LATINOAMERICANO DE DEFENSA 2020. Grupo Edefa. 2020. p. 176.

[9] "FDRA - Fuerza Aérea: Fuerzas Aéreas: Fuerza Aérea - Ejército de Nicaragua". December 2015.

[10] Gaines Flight International 6 November 1982, p. 1374

[jawa80_p326-7-11] Taylor 1980, pp. 326–327

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v t e United States military transport aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems
Army/Air Force sequence (1925-1962)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 C-8 C-9 C-10 C-11 C-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16 C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20 C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27 C-28 C-29 C-30 C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34 C-35 C-36 C-37 C-38 C-39 C-40 C-41 C-41A C-42 C-43 C-44 C-45 C-46 C-47 C-47F C-47T AC-47 C-48 C-49 C-50 C-51 C-52 C-53 C-54 C-55 C-56 C-57 C-58 C-59 C-60 C-61 C-62 C-63 C-64 C-65 C-66 C-67 C-68 C-69 C-70 C-70B C-71 C-72 C-73 C-74 C-75 C-76 C-77 C-77B–D C-78 C-79 C-80 C-81 C-82 C-83 C-83A C-83B C-84 C-85 C-86 C-87 C-88 C-89 C-90 C-91 C-92 C-93 C-94 C-95 C-96 C-97 KC-97 C-98 C-99 C-100 C-101 C-102 C-103 C-104 C-105 C-106 C-107 C-108 C-109 C-110 C-111 C-112 C-113 C-114 C-115 C-116 C-117 C-117D C-118 C-119 AC-119 C-120 C-121 C-121F EC-121 C-122 C-123 C-123A C-124 C-125 C-126 C-127² C-127 (I) C-127 (II) C-128 C-129 C-130 C-130J AC-130 DC-130 EC-130/H HC-130 KC-130 LC-130 MC-130 WC-130 C-131 NC-131H C-132 C-133 C-134 C-135 KC-135 C-136 C-137² YC-137 (I) YC-137 (II) C-137 C-138¹ C-139¹ C-140 C-141 C-142
Tri-service sequence (1962-present)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7² C-7 RC-7 C-8 C-9 C-10² C-10 KC-10 C-11 C-12 RC-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16¹ C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20² C-20A–D C-20F–J C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27 C-27J C-28 C-29 C-30¹ C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34¹ C-35 C-36³ C-37 C-37B C-38 C-39¹ C-40 C-41 C-42¹ C-43¹ C-44¹ C-45 C-46
Revived original sequence (2005-present)	C-143 C-144 C-145 C-146 C-147
Non-sequential designations	C-767 C-767B C-880
Related designations	CT-39 CT-43 CV-2 CV-7
¹ Not assigned • ² Assigned to multiple types • ³ Unconfirmed

v t e Swedish military aircraft designations 1926–current
Attack aircraft (A)	A 1 A 28 A 29 A 32 A 36 AJ 37 A 38 JAS 39
Bombers (B)	B 1 B 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 B 6 B 7 B 8 B 16 B 17 B 18 B 24 B 26
Army aeroplanes (Fpl)	Fpl 51 Fpl 53 Fpl 54 Fpl 61
Gliders (G/Lg/Se)	G 101 Se 102 Se 103 Se 104 Lg 105
Helicopter (Hkp)	Hkp 1 Hkp 2 Hkp 3 Hkp 4 Hkp 5 HKP 6 HKP 9 HKP 10 HKP 11 HKP 14 HKP 15 HKP 16
Fighters (J)	J 1 J 2 J 3 J 4 J 5 J 6 J 7 J 8 J 9 J 10 J 11 J 12 J 19 J 20 J 21/21R J 22 J 23 J 24 J 26 J 27 J 28 J 29 J 30 J 31 J 32 J 33 J 34 J 35 JA 37 JAS 39
Advanced trainers (Ö)	Ö 1 Ö 2 Ö 3 Ö 4 Ö 5 Ö 6 Ö 7 Ö 8 Ö 9
Trials aircraft (P)	P 1 P 2 P 3 P 4 P 5 P 6 P 7 P 8/P 8A/P 8B P 9A/P 9B
Reconnaissance (S)	S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 11 S 12 S 13 S 14 S 15 S 16 S 17 S 18 S 22 S 26 S 29 S 31 S 32 S 35 SF 37/SH 37 JAS 39 S 100
Trainers (Sk)	Sk 1 Sk 2 Sk 3 Sk 4 Sk 5 Sk 6 Sk 7 Sk 8 Sk 9 Sk 10 Sk 11 Sk 12 Sk 14 Sk 15 Sk 16 Sk 25 Sk 26 Sk 28 Sk 35 Sk 38 Sk 40 Sk 50 Sk 60 Sk 61
Torpedo bombers (T)	T 1 T 2 T 16 T 18
Transports (Trp/Tp)	Trp 1 Trp 2/2A Trp 3 Trp 4 Tp 5 Tp 6 Tp 7 Tp 8/8A Tp 9 Tp 10 Tp 16 Tp 24 Tp 45 Tp 46 Tp 47 Tp 52 Tp 53 Tp 54 Tp 55 Tp 78 Tp 79 Tp 80 Tp 81 Tp 82 Tp 83 Tp 84 Tp 85 Tp 86 Tp 87 Tp 88 Tp 89 Tp 91 Tp 100 Tp 101 Tp 102 Tp 103