Cessna 411

what is it?

The Cessna Model 411 is an American twin-engined, propeller-driven, non-pressurized light aircraft built by Cessna Aircraft. It was that company's largest business aircraft to enter production when it first flew in 1962.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 12.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 431 km/htop speed
• seats 6passengers
• size 2,948 kgmax take-off weight
• built 301made in total

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 64 years ago, in 1962.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.1 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1962-07-18

introduced

1964

number built

301

role

light business/cargo aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Cessna

engines

2× Continental GTSIO-520

passengers

6

length

10.2 m

wingspan

12.1 m

height

3.5 m

max take-off weight

2,948 kg

top speed

431 km/h

cruise speed

348 km/h

range

—

ceiling

7,925 m

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