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Versatile, fast, long randing and reliable The F406 is an unpressurized aircraft, equipped with two Pratt & Whitney PT6 A - 112 turboprop engines. It is a classical aircraft with entirely metal construction and low wings. It was designed to criteria offering rapidity, power, performance, versatility and flexibility.

Design criteria:
The F406 has FAR 23 and SFAR 41 certification, day and night, VFR, IFR anf flight into icing conditions. The design limit load factors are 3,60 G's and -1,44 G's at a maximum takeoff weight of 4,216 kg.

Performances:
Services ceiling:
- 2 engines 30,000 ft
- 1 engine 16,000 ft
Rate of climb:
- 2 engines 1,850 ft/min.
- 1 engine faulty 400 ft/min.

Speeds at maximum gross weight:
- Cruising speed at 15,000 ft 246 KCAS
- Maximum operating speed (VMO) 230 KCAS
- Air minimum control speed (VMCA) 90 KCAS
- Maneuvering speed (VA) 163 KCAS
- Maximum flap extended speed (VFE) 200 KCAS
- Maximum landing speed (VLE) 180 KCAS
- Take off speed (gear and flaps up) 98 KCAS
- Take off speed (gear and flaps down) 77 KCAS

Weight:
- Maximum weight 4,502 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight 4,468 kg
- Maximum landing weight 4,246 kg
- Maximum zero fuel weight 3,856 kg
- Standard empty weight 2,283 kg
- Maximum useful load 2,219 kg

Capacities:
- Maximum fuel 1,463 kg (1,823 l)
- Usable fuel 1,444 kg (1,798 l)
- Oil (per engine) 8,7 l

Powerplant:
- 2 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-112
- 500 hp at 1,900 RPM
- TBO 3,500 hr plus extensions

Propellers:
- Mc Cauley
- 3 blade, constant speed full feathering reversible de-iced

Dimensions:
- Overall height 4,008 m
- Overall length 11,893 m
- Wingspan 15,088 m
- Wing area 23,48 m2
- Wing loading 181 kg/m2
- Power loading 4,19 kg/cm2

Cabin:
- Maximum height 1,306 m
- Useful length 5,712 m
- Maximum width 1,422 m

Landing gear:
Tricycle landing gear, hydraulically-controlled retractable, each strut is fitted with an oleo pneumatic shock absorber.
- Wheelbase 4,282 m
- Tread 3,807 m
- Main tires 22 x 7,75 - 10
- Nose tire 6,00 x 6