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The Cessna T303 Crusader is an American six-place light twin-engined aircraft built by Cessna Aircraft Company. Production ceased in 1986.

T303 Crusader
Cessna T303 Crusader
Role Six-seat twin engine cabin monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company
First flight February 14, 1978
Introduction 1982
Number built 297[1]

Design and development


The original Cessna 303 Clipper was first flown on February 14, 1978;[2] it was a low-wing four-seat Lycoming-powered twin-engined aircraft that would have competed with the Piper Seminole, Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar, and Beechcraft Duchess. After market demand for four-place light twins declined, only one 303 Clipper was built before Cessna redesigned the aircraft as a six-seat twin. They also renamed the aircraft out of legal concern, since Pan Am Airlines held the trademark on the name "Clipper" in reference to their fleet aircraft.

The new model, designated the T303 Crusader first flew on October 17, 1979, with the first deliveries being made in October, 1981. The T303 is an all-metal low-wing six-seat twin-engined aircraft with a retractable tricycle undercarriage. At the time, it was the first all-new production twin built by Cessna in over a decade. With a declining market, only 297[1] were built.

Examples were exported to Europe, with several still operating in the United Kingdom in 2012 and two flying in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia. Many are still flying in Colombia in air taxi and private operations.


Operators



Military operators


 Haiti
Haiti Air Corps
 Guatemala
Armed Forces of Guatemala

Specifications (T303)


Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83 [3]

General characteristics

Performance


See also


Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era


References


Notes
  1. Aviation Consumer's Used Aircraft Guide
  2. Taylor 1982, p.346.
  3. Taylor 1982, pp. 346–347.
Bibliography


Media related to Cessna 303 at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


[de] Cessna T303

Die Cessna T303 Crusader ist ein sechssitziges, zweimotoriges Reiseflugzeug. Es wird vorwiegend als Geschäftsflugzeug eingesetzt.
- [en] Cessna T303 Crusader

[fr] Cessna 303 Crusader

Le Cessna 303 Crusader est un avion d'affaires américain des années 1980.

[ru] Cessna T303 Crusader

Cessna T303 Crusader (англ. Крестоносец) — американский лёгкий самолёт компании «Cessna»[1].



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