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SPEC SHEET

Cessna Corvalis TTX
BASE PRICE: $734,000

of high-performance kit builder Lancair. The certification effort led to the Columbia 400, which Cessna bought out of bankruptcy and called the Cessna 400, and later the Corvalis TT. Lancair equates to speed and the TTX doesn’t disappoint, currently carrying the mantle of the fastest piston-engine airplane in production. The Cirrus SR22T and larger, pressurized Piper Mirage battle it out for second place, with published max speeds of 214 and 213 KTAS respectively. In all cases, these are certified performance numbers, so they have proven to be possible under standard conditions, most likely at ideal weights. Expect to see slightly more pedestrian numbers in your day-to-day flying, especially if you value fuel flows. Like others in its category, the TTX demands tradeoffs. If you want to go a long way, you’ll not be filling more than two seats. Final performance data were not available to us at press time, but it appears

Powerplant | 310-hp Continental TSIO-550-C Recommended TBO | 2,000 hr Propeller | McCauley 78 in constant speed Length | 25 ft 34 in Height | 9 ft Wingspan | 35 ft 10 in Wing area | 141.2 sq ft Wing loading | 25.5 lb/sq ft Power loading | 11.6 lb/hp Seats | 4 Cabin length | 11 ft 6 in Cabin width | 4 ft Cabin height | 4 ft 1 in Empty weight | 2,600 lb Empty weight as tested | 2,630 lb Max ramp weight | 3,600 lb Max gross weight | 3,600 lb Useful load | 1,000 lb Useful load as tested | 970 lb Payload w/full fuel as tested | 358 lb Max takeoff weight | 3,600 lb Max landing weight | 3,420 lb Zero fuel weight | 3,300 lb Fuel capacity, std | 106 gal (102 gal usable) 636 lb (612 lb usable) Oil capacity | 10 qt Baggage capacity | 120 lb, 39.5 cu ft
PERFORMANCE

@ 65% power, best economy, 25,000 ft (15 gph) 218 kt/6 hr @ 55% power, best economy, 25,000 ft (13 gph) 208 kt/7 hr Max operating altitude | 25,000 ft Landing distance over 50-ft obstacle | 2,600 ft Landing distance, ground roll | 1,250 ft
LIMITING AND RECOMMENDED AIRSPEEDS

VX (best angle of climb) | 82 KIAS VY (best rate of climb) | 110 KIAS VA (design maneuvering) | 158 KIAS VFE (max flap extended) | 117 KIAS VNO (max structural cruising) | 181 KIAS VNE (never exceed) | 230 KIAS VR (rotation) | 75 KIAS VS1 (stall, clean) | 73 KIAS VSO (stall, in landing configuration) | 60 KIAS
FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Cessna Aircraft Company, One Cessna Boulevard, Wichita, Kansas 67215; 800-835-4057; http://www.cessna.com/ single-engine/corvalis-ttx.html All performance figures are based on standard day, standard atmosphere, sea level, gross weight conditions unless otherwise noted.
EXTRA

Takeoff distance, ground roll | 1,300 ft Takeoff distance over 50-ft obstacle | 1,900 ft Max demonstrated crosswind component | 23 kt Rate of climb, sea level | 1,400 fpm Max level speed, sea level | 182 kt Max level speed, 25,000 ft | 235 kt Cruise speed/endurance w/45-min rsv, std fuel (fuel consumption) @ 75% power, best economy 25,000 ft (16.8 gph) 227 kt/5.25 hr

Fastest single-engine piston in production. Range at max cruise, no wind—825 nm. Includes two-year warranty; extended warranty available.

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