FSX Cessna 303

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. 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. This aircraft is version 3.1 created with FSDS2.10 by John B. Loney, Jr.

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 ft (17.6 m)
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/ft ( kg/m)
Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

About the design:

I just made a few corrections from my version 2 model for FS9. 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 the default Baron panel.

Enjoy and Happy landings!

• Installation:
• Unzip the file t303fsx.zip files to a temporary folder.
• Move the Cessna T303 Crusader v3 folder to the Airplanes folder under the FSX\SimObjects folder.
• The aircraft uses the default Baron 58 panel. You should be ready to fly.

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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