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The Columbia 400 is a single- Engine , fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation Aircraft built from Composite Material s by Columbia Aircraft . It is Currently also produced in a slightly lower-performance model, the 350 . A highly efficient design, the Columbias offer high cruise speeds and are "all-electric", with standard Electronic Flight Displays that do not use traditional Gyroscope -based instruments. The Columbia series is often compared to the Cirrus SR22 , Beechcraft Bonanza , Mooney Ovation , and Bravo2 .

The Columbia 400 is perhaps the highest performance FAA-certified piston aircraft in production today. It uses a Turbocharged TSIO-550C 310hp engine, and can cruise at 235kts at 25,000ft. The Columbia 350 uses a 310 hp Naturally Aspirated IO-550-N engine. The Columbia 300 is an earlier version of the 350 without a glass cockpit, no longer in production.
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SPECIFICATIONS (COLUMBIA 400)

  plane Or Copter plane
  jet Or Prop prop
  crew one pilot
  capacity three passengers
  length Main 25 ft 2 in
  length Alt 767 m
  span Main 36 ft 1 in
  span Alt 1100 m
  height Main 9 ft 0 in
  height Alt 274 m
  area Main 141 ft&sup2
  area Alt 131 m&sup2
  empty Weight Main 2,200 lb
  empty Weight Alt 998 kg
  max Takeoff Weight Main 3,400 lb
  max Takeoff Weight Alt 1,542 kg
  engine (prop) Continental TSIO-550 -C
  type Of Prop flat six
  number Of Props 1
  power Main 310 hp
  power Alt 231 kW
  max Speed Main 235 knots True
  max Speed Alt 270 mph, 435 km/h
  range Main 1,274 miles
  range Alt 2,038 km
  ceiling Main 25,000
  ceiling Alt 7,620 m
  climb Rate Main 1,500 ft/min
  climb Rate Alt 457 m/min
  loading Main 255 lb/ft&sup2
  loading Alt kg/m&sup2
  power/mass Main 8 hp/lb
  power/mass Alt kW/kg



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