Cessna 404 Titan Explained

The Cessna Model 404 Titan is an American twin-engined, light aircraft built by Cessna Aircraft. It was the company's largest twin piston-engined aircraft at the time of its development in the 1970s. Its US military designation is C-28, and Swedish Air Force designation Tp 87.^[1]

Design and development

The Cessna 404 was a development of the Cessna 402 with an enlarged vertical tail and other changes. The prototype first flew on February 26, 1975. It is powered by two 375 hp/280 kW turbocharged Continental Motors GTSIO-520 piston engines. Two versions were offered originally; the Titan Ambassador passenger aircraft for ten passengers, and the Titan Courier utility aircraft for passengers or cargo. By early 1982 seven different variants were available, including a pure cargo version, the Titan Freighter. The Freighter was fitted with a strengthened floor, cargo doors, and its interior walls and ceiling were made from impact-resistant polycarbonate materials to minimize damage in the event of cargo breaking free in-flight.

Variants

• Titan Ambassador – Basic 10-seat passenger aircraft.
• Titan Ambassador II – Ambassador with factory fitted avionics.
• Titan Ambassador III – Ambassador with factory fitted avionics.
• Titan Courier – Convertible passenger/cargo version.
• Titan Courier II – Courier with factory fitted avionics.
• Titan Freighter – Cargo version.
• Titan Freighter II – Freighter with factory fitted avionics.
• C-28A Titan – Designation given to two aircraft purchased by the United States Navy.

Operators

Civilian operators

• East Coast Airlines
• Airlines of Tasmania

• Coastal Air
• Flint Air Service

• Air UK

Military operators

• Royal Bahamas Defence Force

• Bolivian Air Force

• Colombian Air Force - 2 used by SATENA.

• Dominican Republic Air Force

Hong Kong

• Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force – 1 acquired 1979.

• Jamaica Defence Force

• Mexican Navy

• Nicaraguan Air Force^{[2] [3]}

• Swedish Air Force

• Tanzania People's Defence Force

• United States Navy (as the C-28A)

• Puerto Rico Police Department Two C404

References

• Always Ready: Hong Kong's Auxiliaries. Air International. April 1986. 30. 4. 168–171, 174 . .
• Book: Hagedorn, Daniel P. . Central American and Caribbean Air Forces . 1993 . Tonbridge, Kent, UK . Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd . 0-85130-210-6.
• Gaines. Mike. World's Air Forces 1982. Flight International. 6 November 1982. 122. 3835. 1327–1388. .
• Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
• Book: Johnson, E.R.. American Military Transport Aircraft Since 1925. 2013. McFarland. Jefferson, NC. 978-0786462698.
• Book: Simpson, R.W. . Airlife's General Aviation. 1991. Airlife Publishing. Shrewsbury, England. 1-85310-194-X.
• Book: Taylor. John W. R.. John W. R. Taylor. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81. 1980. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 0-7106-0705-9.

External links

• Official Cessna Website
• Incomplete Cessna 404 Titan Production List

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swedish Military Aircraft Designations . Urban Fredriksson . 4 October 2006 . 26 September 2012.
2. Book: ANUARIO LATINOAMERICANO DE DEFENSA 2020. 2020. Grupo Edefa . 176.
3. Web site: FDRA - Fuerza Aérea: Fuerzas Aéreas: Fuerza Aérea - Ejército de Nicaragua. December 2015.