Probably the greatest marketing edge the Corsair has over its competition is the ability to cruise at very high turboprop altitudes, particularly with a mere 900 shp at hand. Single-engine climb rate is stunning, while field performance is more akin to a dedicated STOL aircraft rather than a corporate twin
Airtest – Cessna Corsair
More Than Just a Touch of Class
Cessna’s 425 Corsair is now in Australia. Wichita factory serial No. 44 has landed at Bankstown at the end of a delivery flight via the Polar route and is currently raising eyebrows around the traps by virtue of its sheer “rightness”.
We had heard a lot of superlatives about the Corsair before it arrived and took them with a grain of PR salt.
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