Cessna 401B Businessliner

Cessna · United States · first flew 1969 · light aircraft

The Cessna 401B Businessliner is the 401B airframe equipped with a premium executive interior configuration marketed by Cessna for corporate shuttle and VIP transport duties. It is structurally identical to the standard 401B but features enhanced cabin furnishings.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Low-mounted, tapered
E — Engines	2 × piston, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage	10.92 m fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

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401B airframe with executive interior configuration
Low-wing twin, retractable undercarriage
Continental TSIO-520 turbocharged engines

Externally indistinguishable from a standard Cessna 401B; the Businessliner designation is an interior trim level only and cannot be identified from outside the aircraft.

Specifications

The Cessna 401B Businessliner has a length of 10.92 m (36 ft).
It has a wingspan of 11.22 m (37 ft).
Its maximum speed is 397 km/h (247 mph).
Typical crew: 1–2.

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History

Cessna offered Businessliner interior packages on several of its 400-series twins to appeal to the growing corporate aviation market of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The designation simply reflects the interior specification chosen at time of order rather than any aerodynamic or systems change.

Variants

The Businessliner package was available on multiple Cessna twin models; the 401B Businessliner is one of several such configurations. A parallel Commuterliner package targeted air taxi operators.

Where you'll see it

Delivered to corporate operators and business aviation customers primarily in North America; surviving examples are in private and charter use.

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