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Cessna SkyCourier Completes First Flight

提交时间：3 年以前

The Cessna SkyCourier twin-turboprop prototype lifted off on its first flight Sunday morning from Beech Field at Textron Aviation’s east campus in Wichita. Piloted by senior test pilot Corey Eckhart and chief test pilot Aaron Tobias, the utility twin flew for two hours and 15 minutes. (www.ainonline.com) 更多...

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sparkie624 3 年以前 12

To me, it looks like a cross between a Shorts and an ATR

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Chris B 3 年以前 7

Winnah.

Anyone else want to see it on floats or skis?

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Frank Harvey 3 年以前 1

Will the floats will be mounted close together on the fuselage,meaning you'll need largish wing tip floats, adding drag, or will they be on substantial pylons and bracing which would also add a lot of drag ? I wonder if either float configuration will make it a fuel hog.

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Frank Harvey 3 年以前 2

Or a twin engined Trislander.

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Andy Cruickshank 3 年以前 4

That would be an Islander!

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ian mcdonell 3 年以前 9

More like a Twin Otter

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Andy Cruickshank 3 年以前 1

Agree. Looks like faster than the venerable Twotter. What a legacy to follow!

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ADXbear 3 年以前 6

There we go.. slap a delta or United logo on her and ya nice slow and liw cost flying.

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Dray Hines 3 年以前 5

Looks like a work horse. Bravo

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Peter Fuller 3 年以前 2

Yes, a work horse: form follows function, can carry three LD3 containers. FedEx is the launch customer, ordered 50, optioned 50 more. Guess they need something bigger than their Cessna Caravans.

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Markus Wolff 3 年以前 2

I know the freight dogs are gonna be mildly impressed. Looks like a winner.

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Jerry Tuel 3 年以前 2

Congratulations. Looks like a winner and a pilots airplane.

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Robert Crum 3 年以前 2

I hope it handles cold weather better than an ATR.

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Donald Rand 3 年以前 2

I saw a photo head on and I immediatly thought Shorts.

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matt jensen 3 年以前 2

We'll stay with the four DHC-6's that we have - 1966, 1976, 1987 & 2015

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Frank Harvey 3 年以前 1

I wonder how much drag those struts add.

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Etienne Daniels 3 年以前 1

Looks more like GAP NOMAD or Dornier DO 228, could be a useful aircraft for the African and Asian market.

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Joyce Romoff 3 年以前 1

Isn’t this a degradation in technology from jet engines back to propellers? I’m not trying to be argumentative; I truly don’t understand.

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Larry Blaker 3 年以前 1

When was the last time Cessna built a twin prop?

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Rick Thomas 3 年以前 1

Well at least it's a high wing with wing struts

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David Seider 3 年以前 1

"TwOtter 2020"

My two cents.

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gilgraham 3 年以前 1

Too bad they didn't use Garretts.

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jmonroe 3 年以前 1

It doesn't even look like a Cessna. What were they thinking?

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Frank Harvey 3 年以前 3

They might have been thinking "Hey there's a design that works, lets copy it"..... maybe next up a double-deck Cessna "380" with four fans.

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CB HARDY 3 年以前 0

I guess the patent on the 'Otter' expired.

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jmilleratp 3 年以前 4

The Twin Otter is still being manufactured, now by Viking Air.

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captwright 3 年以前 0

Man that thing is ugly.

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