Cessna Postwar Projects

[Motocar]

Speculative cutaway Cessna Model 407, modified by Motocar

 

[Apophenia]

So the propulsion layout was comparable to that of the Fairey Gannet.

Yes, very similar to the Double Mamba layout.

 

[riggerrob]

As an aside, Soloy built and test-flew a Cessna 208 Caravan converted to a pair of Pratt & Whitney PT6D-114 engines. They drove a single propeller via a combining gearbox (similar to Bell Twin Huey helicopter). Soloy inserted a plug to stretch the aft fuselage and balance the heavier powerplant. When the FAA insisted upon more stringent certification standards - to carry more than 9 passengers - Soloy grounded the prototype and it has not flown since 1999.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

http://archive.aviationweek.com/search?exactphrase=true&QueryTerm=TWIN-FUSELAGE&start=240&rows=20&DocType=Image&Sort=&SortOrder=&startdate=1916-08-01&enddate=2018-09-03&LastViewIssueKey=&LastViewPage=

 

[hesham]

From Aviation magazine 1970,

I know my dear Jemiba sent them before in replies 10,11 & 12,but here is again in a
clearer views.

 

[hesham]

Two additions of not realised Cessna designs from Don and Julia Downie's "Complete Guide to Rutan Homebuilt Aircraft":

Cessna bizjet design with canards.jpg = "Mach 0.95 business jet of the 1990's as foreseen by Malcolm S. Harned. This artist's diagram shows highly swept wings with super critical airfoils and a canard surface on the nose. Looks a lot like Rutan's designs today."

Cessna turboprop pusher design with canards.jpg = "Canard design with pusher props is visualized for 1990 by Malcolm S. Harned of Cessna Aircraft Company."

A clearer views.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

Air Progress 1962 Helicopters

Being that the driving force behind many aircraft was the military, we take a now and then look at military helicopters and VTOL craft.

www.redbackaviation.com

 

[Orionfield]

Trying to find some more information on the 327. Would anyone happen to know how long it was? All I can find is the wingspan measurement.

 

[riggerrob]

Cessna 408 Sky Courier light twin received FAA type certification in March 2022. But we don't expect it to remain a secret project as FedEx Express had already ordered 50 for its parcel business with options for many more. Sky Courier is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbo-prop engines and its cabin is optimized for a trio of LD3 baggage containers - weighing up to 6,000 pounds - to speed loading. A passenger version will hold 19 passengers for short hops. Think of Sky Courier as the bigger brother of Cessna's 208 Caravan, single-turboprop courier airplane.
Cessna is also quietly working on their Denali, pressurized, single-turboprop that will will compete with Pilatus PC-12 executive transport.

 

[hesham]

Here are some more Cessna projects, shown in Aviation Week 11/1961.
Sorry for the bad quality, the white line drawings on black background
were hard to scan.

In Bernard Collection,the Kinedyne was also called at first CH-2 as early concept,so may
it was one those,which my dear Jemiba shared them.

From Aeroplane 1961.

 

[Stargazer]

A Cessna 206 Stationair fitted with a very unusual three-blade propeller.
Origiinal high-res photos HERE.

 

[Scott Kenny]

As an aside, Soloy built and test-flew a Cessna 208 Caravan converted to a pair of Pratt & Whitney PT6D-114 engines. They drove a single propeller via a combining gearbox (similar to Bell Twin Huey helicopter). Soloy inserted a plug to stretch the aft fuselage and balance the heavier powerplant. When the FAA insisted upon more stringent certification standards - to carry more than 9 passengers - Soloy grounded the prototype and it has not flown since 1999.

Why on earth would they even bother with that? The -114 engines are ~700hp each, if you need 1400hp use a PT6-68!

A Cessna 206 Stationwagon fitted with a very unusual three-blade propeller.
Origiinal high-res photos HERE.

That's weird, almost looks like a Hydromatic prop hub from WW2...

 

[robunos]

Definitely variable pitch, and those blades are kevlar composite of some sort . . .

cheers,
Robin.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Definitely variable pitch, and those blades are kevlar composite of some sort . . .

cheers,
Robin.

Right, but there's no counterweights on the prop blades. The Hydromatic prop hub works, but it's heavy.

 

[Maveric]

Hi Stéphane
Cessna 325 photo.
Sorry I cannot make scans at the moment (my machine room started a life of its own), but there is a picture of the Model 325 in "Wings of Cessna" by Edward H. Phillips, Page 64. According to the accompanying text four Model 325s were built (two in 1953 and two in 1956) and that this Cessna ag-plane model was largely based on the Model 305 (L-19).
Regards, Walter

Has anyone found a photo of a Cessna 325 over the years?