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The 'Cessna 182', marketed under the name 'Skylane', is a four-seat (with the option of an additional two child seats, installed in the baggage area), high performance, single-engine, light airplane. Introduced in 1956, the 182 has been produced in a number of variants, including a version with retractable landing gear, and is the second most popular Cessna model, after the 172.

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History

Design Details

Model history

Engines

Specifications Cessna 182T

American operators

182 in other countries

Military operators

References

External links

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History

The Cessna 182 was introduced in 1956 as a tricycle gear variant of the 180. In 1957, the 182A variant was introduced along with the name 'Skylane'. Later models have added more powerful engines and bigger windows.
In 2005, Cessna began offering the Garmin G1000 glass cockpit as an optional upgrade to the Skylane. Subsequently the glass cockpit has become standard equipment.

Design Details

The Cessna 182 is an all-metal (mostly aluminum alloy) aircraft, although some parts such as engine cowling nosepiece and wingtips, are made of fiberglass or thermoplastic material. Its wing has the same planform as the smaller Cessna 172 and the larger 205/206 series; however, some wing details such as flap and aileron design are the same as the 172 and are not like the 205/206 components.

Model history

★ 182 - 1956 - First introduced

★ 182A - 1957 - higher spec model introduced, plane first called Skylane

★ 182B - 1959

★ 182C - added swept tail & third side cabin window

★ 182E - cut down rear fuselage & "omni-vision" wraparound rear window

★ R182 - 1977 - retractable gear variant introduced

★ 182G - elliptical rear side windows

★ 182P - tubular steel undercarriage

★ 182Q - 1973 - enlarge fin fillet

★ T182 - turbocharged variant

★ 182S - 1996 - resumed production

★ 182T - 2001 - current normally aspirated model

★ T182T - 2001 - current turbocharged model

Engines

★ 182 - One 230 hp (170 kW) Continental O-470-R horizontally opposed six piston engine driving a two blade constant speed propeller.

★ TR182 - One 235 hp (175 kW) Lycoming O-540-L3C5D horizontally opposed turbocharged six piston engine.

★ 182S - One 230 hp (170 kW) Textron Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5.

Specifications Cessna 182T

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|length alt= 8.8392 m
|span main= 36 ft 0 in
|span alt= 10.9728 m
|height main= 9 ft 4 in
|height alt= 2.8448 m
|area main= 174 ft²
|area alt= 16.16513 m²
|airfoil= NACA 2412
|empty weight main= 1,970 lb
|empty weight alt= 893.577 kg
|loaded weight main= 3,110 lb
|loaded weight alt= 1410.672 kg
|useful load main= 1,140 lb
|useful load alt= 517.0953 kg
|max takeoff weight main= 3,100 lb
|max takeoff weight alt= 1406.136 kg
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|engine (prop)= Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
|type of prop= 3-Bladed Constant Speed
|number of props=1
|power main= 230 hp
|power alt= 171.511 kW
|power original=
|max speed main= 150 knots
|max speed alt= 172.6169 mph, 277.8 km/h
|cruise speed main= 145 knots
|cruise speed alt= 166.863 mph, 268.54 km/h
|never exceed speed main= 175 knots
|never exceed speed alt= 201.3864 mph, 324.1 km/h
|stall speed main= 49 knots
|stall speed alt= 56.38819 mph, 90.748 km/h
|range main= 930 nm
|range alt= 1070.228 mi, 1722.36 km
|ceiling main= 18,100 ft
|ceiling alt= 5516.88 m
|climb rate main= 924 ft/min
|climb rate alt= 4.69392 m/s
|loading main= 17.8 lb/ft²
|loading alt= 86.90721 kg/m²
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|power/mass main= .074 hp/lb
|power/mass alt= 122 W/kg
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American operators

In addition to private employment, the C-182 is used, along with C-172 aircraft, by the Civil Air Patrol as a platform for the Satellite Digital Imaging System.

182 in other countries

Cessna 182s were also built in Argentina by DINFIA (designated A182), and by Reims Aviation, France, as F182s.

Military operators

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References

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External links

★ Company's Skylane web page

★ Airliners.net - Cessna 182 Skylane

★ - PilotFriend.com: Details of most 182 models.

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