4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Cessna.404.titan2.arp: Arpingstone· Public domain
- 2. Aerometrex (VH-VOA) Cessna 404 Titan III and (VH-ECF) Cessna 421B Golden Eagle at Wagga Wagga Airport: Bidgee· CC BY-SA 3.0 au
- 3. Cessna 404 G-EXEX IMG 7659 (9502692081): Ronnie Robertson· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Cessna 404 Titan de la FARD en MDSI. Foto por Jimmy Lorenzo: Sonicx3· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Cessna 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.
How to recognise it: 2 engines · 14.2 m wingspan
base stats
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 51 years ago, in 1975.
- Top speed is 3.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 14.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 3,408 km: 19× Amsterdam to Brussels.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1975-02-26
- introduced
- 1976
- number built
- 396
- role
- light passenger/cargo aircraft
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Cessna
- engines
- 2×
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 8
- length
- 12 m
- wingspan
- 14.2 m
- height
- 4 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,810 kg
- top speed
- 430 km/h
- cruise speed
- 302 km/h
- range
- 3,408 km
- ceiling
- 7,925 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1057252, Wikipedia: Cessna 404 Titan (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.