New Cessna debutes

[Lazy8]

awesome!

http://aero-news.net/#d

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[siucavflight]

Looks good, but mey, still just a cessna.

 

[MJG]

Yea and it will probably "only" cost about $300,000.oo Can anyone still aford to buy a new GA plane these days??

 

[AirBadger]

Very cool.

 

[Trogdor]

Yea and it will probably "only" cost about $300,000.oo Can anyone still aford to buy a new GA plane these days??

And don't forget over 5 dollars a gallon to fill it up.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Looks like a 182 and a Cirrus did the nasty...

 

[NW_Pilot]

Wonder What Type Of Flight Permit They Had?

N99110 is Reserved

Reserved N-Number
Type Reservation Fee Paid
Mode S Code 53354356
Reserved Date 05/23/2006
Renewal Date None
Purge Date 06/23/2007
Pending Number Change None
Date Change Authorized None
Reserving Party Name CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Street PO BOX 7704
City WICHITA
State KANSAS
Zip Code 67277-7704
County SEDGWICK
Country UNITED STATES

 

[Lazy8]

Yea and it will probably "only" cost about $300,000.oo Can anyone still aford to buy a new GA plane these days??

No, it's slightly smaller than a C152. The new top model Cessna 172SP goes for $241,000 right now. I would guess this new light sport Cessna will be around $100k - $180k range.

I could definitely see flight schools using it for primary and (if it is instrument certified) instrument training. It's going to be alot cheaper to operate than 172's, Warriors, etc... Good for the flight school and good for the renters.

Cessna's CEO does keep hinting at the fact that the 172, 182, and 206 lines are going to be stopped and replaced. I can't wait to see what they replace them with. Interesting times!

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[gkrangers]

Looks like a 182 and a Cirrus did the nasty...

haha yup.

 

[Salukipilot4590]

For some reason it looks like a Cirrus with a high wing... Other than that it doesnt look any different! Way to go Cessna with making an a/c to compete with Cirrus! Wait, didnt they just make another Cirrus? BAH!

 

[Lazy8]

For some reason it looks like a Cirrus with a high wing... Other than that it doesnt look any different! Way to go Cessna with making an a/c to compete with Cirrus! Wait, didnt they just make another Cirrus? BAH!

Actually this isn't an aircraft intended to compete with Cirrus. It's intended market is recreational and training. To me it resembles the Symphony 160 more than a mix between Cessna and Cirrus.

Cessna may be unvieling their direct competitor to the Cirrus SR22 this year. Guess we'll see. I'm looking forward to it!

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[threegreen]

The thing is tiny!

 

[gkrangers]

Christ people, read. Its a LSA. Its supposed to be tiny.

 

[threegreen]

Christ people, read. Its a LSA. Its supposed to be tiny.

So you're saying that Cessna actually wanted it to be small??? Thanks for the clarification captain obvious.

 

[TrafficInSight]

I think you guys are talking about two different airplanes.

Cessna brought an LSA proof of concept vehicle to display, and a next generation single engine prototype did a few low passes.

 

[siucavflight]

Christ people, read. Its a LSA. Its supposed to be tiny.

Really? I would have thought that when it was finished it came out small, even though they intended it to be much larger.

 

[Gorilla]

The high prices for aircraft these days will eventually be the death knell for general aviation. $80K to the moon for a two seat LSA from any number of manufacturers? That's insane.

 

[siucavflight]

The high prices for aircraft these days will eventually be the death knell for general aviation. $80K to the moon for a two seat LSA from any number of manufacturers? That's insane.

But they are still selling a ton of them. I was at PWK a few weeks ago, and that place is loaded with 400K Cirrus and 600K Columbia 400's.

 

[mzaharis]

I think you guys are talking about two different airplanes.

Cessna brought an LSA proof of concept vehicle to display, and a next generation single engine prototype did a few low passes.

Here are some better photos of the NGPA (the non-LSA airplane) during its flyover.

http://www.avweb.com/newspics/new_cessna2.jpg

Looks like their LSA is also getting pretty good coverage in avweb.com and aero-news.net.

 

[gkrangers]

http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=ffb25809-f840-4352-8b1e-0e22548b10e5&

Thats the LSA

http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=77405dbd-2892-4c29-90d8-8f2fb2adf04e&

Thats the more conventional 4 seater? I guess.

 

[mzaharis]

http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=ffb25809-f840-4352-8b1e-0e22548b10e5&

Thats the LSA

http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=77405dbd-2892-4c29-90d8-8f2fb2adf04e&

Thats the more conventional 4 seater? I guess.

That's my understanding. It is shown more clearly in the photos I posted above. The LSA has a strutted wing. The above photos show that the "heavy" airplane doesn't have a strutted wing, and has doors for a rear seat, so they must be two separate airplanes.

 

[awacs941]

Looks like the Symphony to me:

http://symphonyaircraft.com/images/photo02.jpg