| Cessna 408 SkyCourier | |
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| SkyCourier prototype in flight | |
| Role | Utility aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Cessna (Textron Aviation) |
| First flight | May 17, 2020[1] |
| Introduction | May 9, 2022[2] |
| Status | In production |
| Primary user | FedEx Feeder |
| Number built | 33 (January 2024) |
The Cessna 408 SkyCourier is an American utility aircraft designed and built by the Cessna division of Textron Aviation. It was launched on November 28, 2017, with an order for 50 from FedEx Express, with the aircraft designed for the needs of its FedEx Feeder service. It made its first flight on May 17, 2020, and was type certified on March 11, 2022. FedEx took delivery of the first production model on May 9, 2022.[3]
The SkyCourier is a twin-turboprop, high-wing aircraft, available with a 19-passenger accommodation, or in a cargo variant sized for three LD3 sized unit load devices. The non-pressurized design is built from aluminum and is equipped with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engines and fixed landing gear. The 19,000-pound (8,600 kg) MTOW airplane can cruise up to 210 knots (390 km/h; 240 mph), with a range of 386 nautical miles (715 km; 444 mi) with 19 passengers. The passenger version is outfitted as a combi aircraft that can be rapidly converted to an all-freight configuration.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Textron17may2020was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hemmerdinger, Jon (May 9, 2022). "Textron delivers first Cessna SkyCourier, to FedEx". Flight.
- ^ Hagl, Chase. "Textron Aviation Delivers FedEx's First Cessna SkyCourier". AirlineGeeks. Retrieved July 22, 2022.