The Cessna 340 is a twin

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pressurized business

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that was manufactured by

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.Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', page 92. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. Montgomery, MR & Gerald Foster: ''A Field Guide to Airplanes, Second Edition'', page 106. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. The Cessna 335 is an unpressurized version, which appears the same externally as the 340. It sold in smaller numbers than the 340.

Design and development

The 340 was conceived as a cabin-class development of the successful

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. The 340 is a six-seat aircraft, with four passenger seats, an aisle and an

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. The 340's primary selling feature was its spacious, pressurized cabin, the first in a light twin. Work on the 340 began in 1969, and the first aircraft was delivered in 1971, behind schedule due to a prototype crashing during flight testing in 1970. The early models have two turbocharged Continental TSIO-520-K engines with 285 hp (214 kW) each. Starting in 1976, the engines were upgraded to the more powerful Continental TSIO-520-NB engines of 310 hp (233 kW). This variant is known as the 340A and it also features smaller diameter propellers to reduce noise and meet

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Annex 16 noise requirements. The Cessna 335 was marketed as a low-priced, non-pressurized, version powered by 300 hp (225 kW) Continental TSIO-520-EB engines. The prototype 335 made its maiden flight on December 5, 1978, with the first production aircraft flying in 1979.Taylor 1980, pp. 318–319. It was not a market success, with only 64 built by the time production ended in 1980. The 340 was more successful and remained in production until 1984 with 1287 built.

Variants

;340 :Pressurized six-seat twin powered by two Continental TSIO-520-K engines of each.

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15 October 1971. 350 built.Simpson 1991, p.108 ;340A :Pressurized six-seat twin powered by two Continental TSIO-520-NB engines of each.

19 November 1975 948 built. ;335 :Unpressurized six-seat twin powered by Continental TSIO-520-EB engines of each.

2 October 1979 65 built.Simpson 1991, p. 107 ;Riley Rocket 340 :Conversion of Cessna 340 aircraft by fitting two ) Lycoming TIO-540-R engines. Also designated R340L.Taylor 1982, p. 454. ;Riley Super 340 :Conversion of 1972–1975 Cessna 340 aircraft by fitting two Continental TSIO-520-J/-N engines. Also known as R340 Super.Taylor 1988, pp. 461–462.

Specifications (340A)

References

* R.W.Simpson, ''Airlife's General Aviation'', Airlife Publishing, England, 1991, * Taylor, John W. R. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980–81''. London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1980. . * Taylor, John W. R. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83''. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. . * Taylor, John W. R. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89''. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Defence Data, 1988. .

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Design and development

Variants

Specifications (340A)

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References

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