THE CESSNA T303 CRUSADER v3
TWIN ENGINE PISTON/6 SEAT
By John B. Loney, Jr.
June 8, 2007
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ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT:[1]
The Cessna 303, also called the Crusader, is a six-place light twin aircraft. First flown on February 14, 1978, it was originally designed as a four-seat twin-engined craft that would have competed with the Piper Seminole, Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar, and Beech Duchess. After market demand for 4-place light twins declined, Cessna redesigned the aircraft as a six-place twin. The new model, designated the T303, began rolling off the production line for delivery in October of 1981. At the time it was the first all-new production twin built by Cessna in over a decade.
General characteristics
Crew: 1 pilot
Capacity: 5 passengers
Length: 30 ft 6 in (9.27 m)
Wingspan: 39 ft 0.5 in (11.90 m)
Height: 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
Wing area: 196.2 ft² (17.6 m²)
Empty: 3,364 lb (1,526 kg)
Loaded: lb ( kg)
Maximum takeoff: 5,150 lb (2,336 kg)
Powerplant: 1x Continental Motors TSIO-520AE, 1x Continental Motors LTSIO-520AE, 250hp (185 kW) each
Performance
Maximum Speed: 250 mph (400 km/h)
Range: 1,175 miles (1,890 km)
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
Rate of climb: 1,480 ft/min (451 m/min)
Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)
[1] From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_303
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ABOUT THE DESIGN:
I just made a few corrections from my version 2 model. Having seen the T303 up close and personal now, I corrected the number of passenger doors. From 3 to 1. I gave the T303 a new paint job also. I attempted, but did not succeed in giving the fuselage some "body" thickness.
There is a technique to do that, but I haven't mastered it yet. Sorry.
I created my "fake" virtual cockpit/cabin and added a full load of passengers and pilot. The sound is the default baron 58 sound. The panel is by Ray Lunning. A big KUDOS to Ray. I really appreciate his time and effort.
Enjoy and Happy landings!
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INSTALLATION:
Unzip the file crusader.zip files to a temporary folder. Move the Cessna T303 Crusader v3 folder to the aircraft folder under the FS9 main folder. Move the contents of the gauges folder to the FS9\Gauges folder. You should be ready to fly.
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THANKS TO:
The flightsim community, who has continued to support me by using my scenery and my aircraft. I really appreciate your feedback. Ray Lunning for his great panel.
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Legal stuff. Copyright and Distribution
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This aircraft is freeware. Copyright John B. Loney, Jr. You do not have my permission to make any monetary gain from this aircraft. It started out as freeware and it shall remain freeware.
- The author's rights and wishes concerning this archive must be
respected.
Copyright 2007 by John B. Loney, Jr. All Rights Reserved.
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Disclaimer
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I do not accept any responsibility for any damage to any system as a result of using this aircraft.
To the best of my knowledge, there are no copyright infringements with this aircraft.
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Contact:
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As usual, I welcome any comments. I will try to answer as many as I can.
