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Cessna 340
Carenado’s C340 II presents a piston-twin cockpit with two GNS430 navigation units. The developer’s X-Plane 11 package includes a dedicated fuel-system description as well as normal and emergency procedures. Its paired engine and navigation controls place fuel management alongside the flight path as an explicit part of the cockpit documentation.
The rendition supports an optional RealityXP GTN750 installation. That choice changes the navigation interface without changing the aircraft model named by the product. The GNS430-equipped cockpit and optional GTN installation remain separately described equipment choices.
Carenado rendition · Supplied package
Cessna 404 Titan
The Titan sits at the larger end of Cessna's piston-twin range. Its low wing carries two engines, while a substantial cabin supports passenger and freight configurations. It was developed during the 1970s and also appeared in military service under different designations.
Its passenger and freight roles shaped the cabin. The simulator product identifies the represented cabin and cockpit configuration.
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Cessna 408 SkyCourier
Textron launched the SkyCourier programme with FedEx as an important initial customer. The design is arranged around straightforward utility work: fixed landing gear, two wing-mounted turboprops and a large, boxy cabin. Passenger and freight configurations serve different operators.
Compared with Cessna's single-engine Caravan, the SkyCourier has two engines, a larger cabin and its own systems.
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Cessna 414 Chancellor
The Cessna 414 combined a spacious pressurised fuselage with two turbocharged, direct-drive piston engines. It offered a step up from smaller unpressurised twins while avoiding the geared engines of the larger 421.
The later 414A Chancellor introduced a longer wing with integral fuel tanks and an extended nose. Surviving aircraft often carry engine, propeller and aerodynamic modifications. Flysimware models a 414AW with a RAM IV conversion and winglets, so a stock 414A specification is useful family context rather than an exact description of that add-on.
Cessna CH-1 Skyhook · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Use the documented governor binding
TOGGLE ENGINE GOV SWITCH operates the collective-tip governor switch.
CowanSim MSFS guide · PDF page 4
Cessna CH-1 Skyhook
The CH-1 brought Cessna's familiar light-aircraft styling into a helicopter programme. It used a front-mounted piston engine and a two-blade main rotor; the Army evaluated the design as the YH-41 Seneca. Although the design achieved altitude milestones, it did not become a commercial or military success comparable with Cessna's fixed-wing range.
The Cessna CH-1 Helicopter: A Record Setter, Fifty-Plus Years Later
Programme engineer’s memoir, preserved in the 21 June 2009 web archive
Citation Longitude · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Three axes, different control paths
The Longitude guide describes mechanical pitch and roll controls, hydraulically operated roll spoilers and an electronically controlled rudder. Its simulated hydraulic failures can affect rudder, yaw-damper and spoiler authority. The guide also marks locks, disconnects and secondary trim as unmodelled in the documented version. Engine FADEC, the APU and fuel transfer have their own detailed sections.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.39,104,117; simulation notes
Cessna Citation Longitude · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Three axes, different control paths
The Longitude guide describes mechanical pitch and roll controls, hydraulically operated roll spoilers and an electronically controlled rudder. Its simulated hydraulic failures can affect rudder, yaw-damper and spoiler authority. The guide also marks locks, disconnects and secondary trim as unmodelled in the documented version. Engine FADEC, the APU and fuel transfer have their own detailed sections.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.39,104,117; simulation notes
Cessna Citation Longitude
The Longitude is Cessna's Model 700. It first flew in 2016 and received certification in 2019. The design uses the Latitude's fuselage cross-section with a longer cabin, paired with a new swept wing and Honeywell turbofan engines.
The simulator operator's guide distinguishes mechanical pitch and roll controls, hydraulic roll spoilers and an electronically controlled rudder.
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Cessna Citation X
The Citation X is Cessna's Model 750, first flown in 1993. Its strongly swept wing and large rear-mounted engine nacelles set it apart from earlier Citations. The later X+ stretched the cabin and introduced further changes.
The X-Plane documentation describes its flight deck and powered control systems, which differ from those of the smaller CJ family and newer Longitude.
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Cessna Citation XL
The Citation XL is a midsize Cessna business jet that first flew in 1996.
Excel/XLS family dimensions from the AOPA table; engine and weight entries depend on version.
