Cessna 350 Corvalis

what is it?

The Cessna 350 Corvalis is a composite construction, single-engine, normally aspirated, fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation aircraft that was built by Cessna Aircraft until the end of 2010. The aircraft was formerly built by Columbia Aircraft and called the Columbia 350 until late 2007.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 354 km/htop speed
• range 2,408 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 3passengers
• size 1,542 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 30 years ago, in 1996.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,408 km: 13× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1996

number built

—

role

personal aircraft

makers

Cessna

engines

1× Teledyne Continental Motors IO-550-N

crew

1

passengers

3

length

7.7 m

wingspan

11 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,542 kg

top speed

354 km/h

range

2,408 km

ceiling

5,486 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.