Talk:Cessna 400

Name and article name

There have been several recent attempts to add the word "Corvalis" to every mention of the Cessna 400 in this and other articles, including attempting to rename this article to "Cessna 400 Corvalis TT". In general these attempts have been reverted because that article nomenclature would contradict the consensus-agreed naming standards of WikiProject Aircraft, which states: "US civil aircraft: Manufacturer and name or number as appropriate according to common usage: Boeing 707, Cessna Citation, Cessna 172, Convair 880 (not "Convair Skylark" or "Convair Golden Arrow"). Try to avoid using name and number unless it is clearly needed for some reason." It is for this reason that the Cessna 172 article is under Cessna 172 and not "Cessna 172 Skyhawk" and the Cessna 182 article is under Cessna 182 and not "Cessna 182 Skylane" etc.

Please note that the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheets do not recognize these names, as they are not part of the type designation and are merely marketing names.

The article does mention the marketing name Cessna has given the aircraft, including its origins and that is sufficient - it doesn't have to be included in every mention of the aircraft or in the article title. If you disagree then discuss it here and gain consensus rather than edit warring. - Ahunt (talk) 18:05, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

No longer fastest piston-single

The Cessna may have held this record for a short while:

"The Cessna 400 is the fastest FAA-certified fixed-gear, single-engined piston aircraft in production today, reaching a speed of 235 knots true air speed at 25,000 feet (7,600 m)."

But I do believe that this honor now belongs to the Mooney Acclaim type S at 242 KTAS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.133.86.38 (talk) 00:48, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

The Mooney is not a "fixed gear aircraft" and it is also out of production as Mooney is has almost ceased operations and is not building aircraft right now. - Ahunt (talk) 11:21, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

There seems to be large differences in performance for a/c using nearly identical 310hp engines. C400 is 235kn and 1100nm, Cirrus 22T is 210kn and 850nm, and M20TN is 237kn and 1440nm. The EA500 has a 450hp turbine yet its cruise speed is 209kn. I suspect some manufactures are a little optimistic with their figures.220.244.86.63 (talk) 08:55, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Fly by wire

can anyone tell me if this Cessna a Fly-by-wire (FBW) or a Hydro-mechanical (manual flight controls) type aircraft ~ Mitchellhobbs (talk) 18:37, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Strictly mechanical controls, no hydraulics. - Ahunt (talk) 18:40, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Thanks~ do you think I should edit that info the Lead ~ if you just look at a picture and see the side stick, as a pilot, the first thing on you mind is the Airbus 380 ~ Mitchellhobbs (talk) 18:49, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Lots of recent light aircraft have mechanical sidesticks, but none are fly-by-wire. Even if you had a ref for this to cite, it really isn't notable. - Ahunt (talk) 18:51, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Thanks Mitchellhobbs (talk) 19:04, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Max. & cruise speeds the same?

Under the heading "Specifications" it states "Maximum speed: 235 kn (270 mph, 435 km/h) calibrated airspeed Cruise speed: 235 kn (270 mph, 435 km/h) true airspeed at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)". I am unaware of any aircraft where the maximum and cruise speeds are the same; the former is typically a few percent greater than the latter, such as the Cessna 172, whose maximum speed is 170 mph, versus its cruise of 167 mph. Can anyone verify if this is correct? Bricology (talk) 20:09, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

You answered it yourself above, one is calibrated airspeed and the other is true airspeed. - Ahunt (talk) 20:16, 16 February 2021 (UTC)