Columbia 400
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| Columbia 400 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Civil utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Columbia Aircraft |
| Variants | Columbia 350 |
The Columbia 400 is a single-engine, fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation aircraft built from composite materials by Columbia Aircraft. It is currently also produced in a slightly lower-performance model, the 350. A highly efficient design, the Columbias offer high cruise speeds and are "all-electric", with standard electronic flight displays that do not use traditional gyroscope-based instruments. The Columbia series is often compared to the Cirrus SR22, Beechcraft Bonanza, Mooney Ovation, and Mooney Bravo.
The Columbia 400 is perhaps the highest performance FAA-certified piston aircraft in production today. The Columbia 300 is an earlier version of the 350 without a glass cockpit, no longer in production.
[edit] Specifications (Columbia 400)
General characteristics<h3>
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
- Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
- Wing area: 141 ft² (13.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 2,200 lb (1,000 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,600 lb (1,500 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Teledyne Continental TSIO-550-C flat-6 engine, 310 hp (230 kW)
<h3>Performance<h3>
- Maximum speed: 235 knots (270 mph, 435 km/h)
- Range: 1,274 mi (1,107 nm, 2,038 km)
- Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s)
- Wing loading: 25.5 lb/ft² (125 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.091 hp/lb (150 W/kg)
