A Cessna single-engine.
There is no Cessna bush plane numbered 406. -The 406 is a 2 engine business/light cargo plane
The most popular Cessna 'bushplane' is the 185. It has a Continental 300 hp. engine
The Cessna Caravan regional airliner is a single engine turboprop, fixed gear short haul, nine seater. This plane can be used for cargo feeder liner operations also. The primary user of this plane is Fedex who has purchased 253 of these planes.
In the book "Hatchet" it is a small single engined plane with only enough room for two people. This deascription is entirely fictional.The Cessna 406 is NOT a bush plane; never was, never will be. It is a 9+ passenger, twin turboprop business plane. Typical Cessna bush planes are the 120, 140, 180, and 185. Anyone who says differently is talking through their hat.ANS 3 - Agreed, -The 406 is a twin engine business/cargo plane. -Somebody wrote a kid's book naming a bushplane "Cessna 406" and now everyone believes it
Cessna 206 has 6 seats toal including pilot. Cessna 208 Caravaqn has more in an executive configuration and i sa turbine--several other more expensive turbine as well--Pilatus PC-12 is another large single turboprop.
A single engine passenger planes range greatly whether it be from the general aviation (GA) or the commercial aviation standpoint. An example for general aviation would be a beechcraft bonanza or the most common cessna 172
a small engine plane is a plane that is small
The Cesna C406 is a single engine bush plane, used to land or take off from unimproved short fields. The Reims-Cesna F406 is a twin engine aircraft used for primitive airfields.
The "172" normally refers to the Cessna 172 plane. This is a four seat, single engine aircraft. It is typically described as a high-wing fixed-wing aircraft.
Both the props in a Cessna 310 turn the same way--so the plane's got a critical engine.
For photos of Cessna 406s for sale, click the link below. If your question is being prompted by the novel, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, you should know that the Cessna 406 is not a bush plane. It's a twin engine, nine (or more) passenger, business turboprop. This fact was verified by a Cessna dealer.