21 hours ago, JYW said:

The C404 (and C402) are much, much larger than the C414.

The C414 is a personal aircraft. It only seats 6 (7 at a real push).

The C402 and C404 are commercial regional piston aircraft.  They work in revenue service and carry up to (I think) 12 or 14 passengers.  

Not splitting hairs, but the C402/404 is a very different aircraft to the C414.

You're correct.  However, if you fly 98% of the time in the cockpit, like I do, the cockpit layouts of the 414 and the 404 are very similar--but the 414 cockpit is much better done by Flysimware than Carenado.

4 hours ago, Rattso said:

Just to get the Cessna 400 series in semi correct order

first came the C411 which had a geared engine - which then morphed into the C401 & C402 with various cosmetic & engineering variations & a non geared engine

The C411 then got pressurised & morphed into the C421 - still with the geared engine

Then they swapped out the geared engines & pressurised the C402 & called it the C414 - again with various cosmetic & engineering changes

Around this time the also mucked around with the 300 series & produced the C340 - pressurised & non geared engine (a bit of a dog all round)

Needing a real commuter airplane to see the Navaho off they lengthened the fuselage & brought back the geared engines & called it the C404 - which the Frogs took & bunged in a couple of PT6's & called it the C426

Cessna took the C404 & did a pressurised hull - bunged in a couple of Garrets & called it the C441 (best of the lot BTW) (with reservations about just how quiet the C421 was)

flown all of the above in R/L with the exception of the C426

check out the history it's an interesting trip through design & marketing

 

 

Thanks for sharing!  I have no twin cessna time at all.  But I also prefer the 441!