Aircraft
Cessna SkyCourier Receives FAA Type Certification
First deliveries of the Cessna SkyCourier are expected soon to launch customer FedEx Express.
Powered by two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-65SC turboprop engines with four-blade McCauley aluminum propellers, the SkyCourier has a maximum cruise speed of 200 knots and a 900 nautical-mile range. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Powered by two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-65SC turboprop engines with four-blade McCauley aluminum propellers, the SkyCourier has a maximum cruise speed of 200 knots and a 900 nautical-mile range. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Less than two years after first flight, the 408 Cessna SkyCourier has received its FAA type certificate, Textron Aviation announced today. Certification of the high-wing, twin-turboprop utility airplane follows a flight-test program in which 2,100 hours were accumulated on three SkyCouriers.