Doggzilla
Well-Known Member
Cessna just flew their newest aircraft, a twin turboprop called the C-408 Skycourier.
It’s a twin PT6 turboprop, which is about as small as they get with maintaining good efficiency (any smaller turbine has horrible efficiency)
It’s actually very well sized for real world operations. As the single engine Caravan is about 30-50% too small for most purposes, but the large turboprops like SAABs and Q400s are 2-3 times too large.
https://www.fliegerfaust.com/amp/ce...t-whitney-canada-pt6a-65sc-engines-2645582641
It’s a twin PT6 turboprop, which is about as small as they get with maintaining good efficiency (any smaller turbine has horrible efficiency)
It’s actually very well sized for real world operations. As the single engine Caravan is about 30-50% too small for most purposes, but the large turboprops like SAABs and Q400s are 2-3 times too large.
https://www.fliegerfaust.com/amp/ce...t-whitney-canada-pt6a-65sc-engines-2645582641
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