7 March 2013
Cessna has announced the Cessna TTx completed its first production flight on 2 March. The single engine composite aircraft departed from the Cessna facility in Independence, Kan. and performed the flight in and around southeast Kansas.


”The TTx performed exceptionally well,” said Brian Steele, business leader for the TTx. “In the course of the flight, the pilot took the aircraft to 17,000ft, and achieved a speed of 213kt.”

Cessna announced they had started production of the TTx at the Sun ‘n Fun air show in Lakeland, Fla., in 2012 and has labelled it ‘the world’s fastest fixed-gear, single-engine piston aircraft in production’.
According to Cessna, the TTx is capable of reaching top speeds of 235kt (270 mph). The aircraft features an optional Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) system and an operating ceiling of 25,000ft, which Cessna says at long range settings, would allow the TTx to cross the United States with only a single stop. During the development process, the TTx has flown 275 flights and logged 339 hours in the air.

The TTx is the first aircraft to be equipped with the Garmin G2000 avionics system and features a glass cockpit with dual 14.1 inch high definition displays and touch screen controls. 

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