Aircraft overview

The Cessna TTx T240 is a four seat, composite, turbocharged piston single built by Cessna, later Textron Aviation, and descended from the Columbia 400 line. The underlying Model T240 first flew in Columbia form in 2000, while the Cessna TTx version entered production after FAA certification in 2013 and remained in production until 2018. It occupies the high performance personal and business travel category, combining fixed landing gear, a pressurized oxygen capable flight profile and modern integrated avionics. For used buyers, it matters because it offers very high piston single cruise performance without retractable gear complexity.

Performance & specifications

Typical cruise performance is around 230 to 235 knots true airspeed at high altitude, depending on power setting, weight and conditions. Published maximum range is approximately 1,250 nautical miles with reserves under favorable cruise assumptions. The certified service ceiling is 25,000 feet. Useful load varies by equipment and individual aircraft, but many examples fall around the 1,000 lb class, making payload planning important when carrying four adults, baggage and full fuel. Power comes from a Continental TSIO 550 C, a turbocharged 310 hp six cylinder engine driving a constant speed propeller.

Cabin & avionics

The cabin has four seats in a low wing composite airframe, with gull wing doors and a side stick control layout rather than a conventional yoke. The interior is shaped more like a touring aircraft than a utility single, with good forward visibility and a relatively wide front seating area for the class. The Cessna TTx T240 is specifically associated with the Garmin G2000 based Intrinzic flight deck, using large displays and touchscreen controllers. Typical equipment includes integrated engine monitoring, traffic and terrain functions when installed, a Garmin digital autopilot and WAAS GPS capability. Earlier Columbia and Cessna 400 aircraft may have G1000 avionics, but those are not the TTx configuration.

Buying & value

Used Cessna TTx T240 aircraft are usually positioned above typical fixed gear piston singles and below pressurized pistons or turboprops in operating cost and acquisition price. Buyers should review engine history, turbocharger and exhaust condition, oxygen system status, composite airframe inspections, paint condition, avionics software status and ADS B compliance. Logbook continuity and evidence of correct high altitude engine management are especially relevant. Common value drivers include air conditioning, known icing equipment where installed, updated avionics databases, interior condition and propeller time. The main comparison set includes late model Cirrus SR22T aircraft and earlier Columbia 400 or Cessna 400 Corvalis TT models.