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Cessna 408 SkyCourier

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Twin engine, high-wing, large-utility turboprop aircraft, in cargo or 19-passenger variants. Includes SkyCourier UX concept.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted, Autonomous

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Cargo, Passenger small, Utility

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

Pneumatic boots

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Configuration & certification

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

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Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

Notable technologies — each tag names a technology on our research record for this aircraft, with its fitting status: Primary, Standard, Option or Planned.

SAF certified (100%) Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Cessna 408 SkyCourier	2017 / 2020		Production: 6 (2026) GAMA: Textron Aviation CE-408 SkyCourier. Utility aircraft, twice the size of Cessna Caravan.
Cessna SkyCourier UX	2026 /		Autonomous concept with front-loading capability and Merlin Pilot, able to carry up to three LD3 cargo containers.

Airframer

Textron Aviation Inc.

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