Textron Aviation is pushing ahead with the Cessna 408 SkyCourier test program with a second example taking flight this week. The first article of Cessna’s clean-sheet utility twin flew in May, but this ship, called P1, is what the company describes as the “first conforming production flight test aircraft.” According to Cessna, this example will focus on testing “propulsion, environmental control and avionics” systems.
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