This Plane is Better than the SR22, yet it Failed

True 200-knot piston singles are something many aviators have long wished for, and manufacturers have been trying to fill this gap, but none have truly come through. Most 200-knot planes on the market today are actually 180-knot planes if you look at it from a realistic point of view. Only the experimental world has this offering from the Lancairs. The TTX was Cessna's attempt to crack this niche.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:41 - Exterior/Design
03:28 - Interior
05:09 - Avionics
06:42 - Engine and Performance
10:29 - Market
12:05 - Pros
12:47 - Cons
13:41 - Conclusion
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[thebigguy]

First, I am not a "qualified expert" just a layperson's opinion, but I think Cessna/Textron Aviation really struck out on this decision. Secondly, great aircraft, have not owned one but have flown in them. Third, the market, aimed solely at the entry-level pilot, now dominated by Cirrus, would have been a great "feeder system" into Cessna/Beachcraft's other products

[justinmason]

The TTX is awesome except for the price tag

[jimthepilotguy]

Thanks for all the great information, told objectively and honestly! You guys do such a good job! Thank you!

[andrewthielen]

God all it needed was a higher usefull load for the parachute and cirrus would've been gone! the ttx looks so much better.

[northernandyboy]

I think the important thing to note here is that Lancair did all the work with designing this aircraft. Textron just bought it and made the dudes at Cessna incorporate it. It was being built in Oregon until in 2009 they fired everyone and moved production to Kansas. I personally think Cirrus was just annoying Textron and they wanted to hit back.

[yurimoros]

OMG … each time that I see this video … I got soooo impressed how well was done and how much knowledge in every single point nailing Avery single topic looks like you own one extremely preside and not buy and finally people start to tell the true about the so ahead still the ttx is from any airplane even she stop to run 5 year ago and no one even get close … and how REALY bad in cirrus that people Utube are scare to tell the true well most the utube they are not at all the educated … one thing that I want to make a huge comment ( if you are a skydiver and before to open your parachute you start it to spin … question what will gonna happens?…….. YES !! You got it right you will be entangled… well the cirrus did not invented the parachute for plane was the plane in the test face the plane did nkt pass the spin recover but with their huge advertising machinery because FAA denied their certification because WILL NOT RECOVER the cirrus company wity advertising and huge lawyer machinery they name the parachute a … Recovery parachute !!!! Bualaaaa the legality that FAA require was to recovery spin becarse the cirrus could not ever so the cirrus with the parachute has a recovery parachute … but was for spin ??? Remember ? But corruption money and lawer they pass … WRONG as the skydiver the plane spin you will open the parachute as the sky diver will happens Desastre !!! So cirrus had killmote pilots that any other plane ever Thanks for advertising FAA contruction and pilot and people ignorant is tue most dangerous plane call tje safety one goooshhhh The cirrus can’t fly if the parachute is nkt there is nkt airworthy. You did an amazing thing but about thre parachute all is a lie

[willthompson]

I love the way the ttx looks, but I don't like the side stick or center stick. It's yoke or nothing.

[xpalon]

I agree, that TTX is a good plane, but I wouldn't say it's better than SR 22.
When test flying TTX I had a problem with my head bumping in the top frame of the aircraft but that wasn't the worst.The controls were very stiff, as if the airplane doesn't want to do what I wanted it to do. And that you don't have in Cirrus. In Cirrus I like the sensibility and ease of the controls

[halfarthing]

The TTX needs 250lbs of increased useful load a parachute for the wives and more interior room. Cessna really should just remake the 210

[johnwayne]

I don't like the stick layouts....call me old fashion.

[sarider]

The Mooney Acclaim Ultra is still faster with less power.

[rudyberkvens-be]

The TTX failed because it had no parachute. Simple as that.