Cessna 414

what is it?

The Cessna 414 is an American light, pressurized, twin-engine transport aircraft built by Cessna. It first flew in 1968 and an improved variant was introduced from 1978 as the 414A Chancellor.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 13.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 435 km/htop speed
• range 2,458 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 8passengers
• size 3,062 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,070made 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 58 years ago, in 1968.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.4 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,458 km: 14× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.1× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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

spec sheet

first flight

1968-11-01

number built

1,070

role

six/eight-seat light transport

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Cessna

engines

2× Continental TSIO-520-NB

passengers

8

length

11.1 m

wingspan

13.4 m

height

3.5 m

max take-off weight

3,062 kg

top speed

435 km/h

cruise speed

339 km/h

range

2,458 km

ceiling

9,388 m

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