180 “Skywagon”
Type	Light utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company
Introduced	1953
Produced	1953-1981
Number built	6,193
Variants	Cessna 182, Cessna 185

The Cessna 180 is a four- or six-seat, fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane which was produced between 1953 and 1981. Though the design is no longer in production, many of these aircraft are still in use as personal aircraft and in utility roles such as bush flying. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1500x1093, 557 KB) 1957 Cessna 180A (G-BTSM) at Hullavington Airfield, Wiltshire, England. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... Cessna Aircraft Company, located in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine airplanes to business jets. ... The Cessna 182, marketed under the name Skylane, is a four-seat, high performance, single-engine, light airplane. ... Cessna 185 (C-FFXO) Skywagon II at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada The Cessna 185 also know as the Skywagon is a six seat, single engined, general aviation light aircraft. ... The Piper Super Cub is a popular taildragger aircraft. ... General aviation (abbr. ... Fixed-wing aircraft is a term used to refer to what are more commonly known as aeroplanes in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada) or airplanes in North American English. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1953: Events The first year in which the worlds airlines carried more than 50 million people (ICAO statement, 29 December) January January 26 - The first meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association takes place at Milwaukee, Wisconsins Curtis-Wright Field. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1981: // Events January January 3 - Pan Am makes its final Boeing 707 flight. ... Bush flying is a term for air operations which are carried out in remote, inhospitable regions of the world. ...

Production history

Cessna introduced the heavier and more powerful 180, which eventually came to be known as the "Skywagon," as a as a complement to the Cessna 170. In all its versions, 6,193 Cessna 180's were manufactured. In 1956, a tricycle gear version of this design was introduced as the Cessna 182, which came to bear the name "Skylane." Additionally, in 1960, Cessna introduced an even larger, more powerful sibling to the 180, the conventional gear Cessna 185. For a time, all three versions of the design were all in production. Though the tricycle gear 182 displaced some of the general demand for the 180, 180's continue to be valued for their capabilities as utility aircraft. Cessna Aircraft Company, located in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine airplanes to business jets. ... Cessna 170. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1956: Events March March 10 - Lt Cdr Peter Twiss sets a new airspeed record in the Fairey Delta FD.2, also becoming the first person to exceed 1,000 mph. ... A Cessna 152 with a tricycle landing gear Tricycle gear describes a kind of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear, arranged in a tricycle fashion. ... The Cessna 182, marketed under the name Skylane, is a four-seat, high performance, single-engine, light airplane. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1960: Events January January 1 - Fiji Airways is reconstituted, becoming equally owned by BOAC, QANTAS, and Tasman Empire Airways. ... Cessna 185 (C-FFXO) Skywagon II at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada The Cessna 185 also know as the Skywagon is a six seat, single engined, general aviation light aircraft. ...

Design

The airframe of the 180 is all metal, constructed of aluminum alloy. The fuselage is a semi-monocoque structure, with exterior skin sheets riveted to formers and longerons. The strut-braced wings, likewise, are constructed of exterior skin sheets riveted to spars and ribs. The landing gear of the 180 is in a conventional arrangement, with main gear legs made of spring steel, along with a steerable tailwheel. Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Monocoque (French for single shell) is a construction technique that uses the external skin of an object to support some or most of the load on the structure. ... A former is a structural member of an aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the roll axis of the aircraft. ... A Longeron is a thin strip of wood or metal, used in aircraft construction to support the skin of the fuselage or the wing. ... In an aircraft, the spar is the main structural member of the wing, running lengthways across the span of the wing, at right angles (or thereabouts) to the fuselage. ... In an aircraft, ribs are forming elements of the structure of a wing, especially in traditional construction. ...

The Continental O-470-A of 225 horsepower was installed in the 1953 model, which uniquely has no baggage door. The Continental O-470-J, also of 225 horsepower, replaced the -A model in 1954 and 1955, and was succeeded by the Continental O-470-K from 1956 through 1961, by the Continental O-470-R from 1962 through 1972, by the O-470-S from 1973 through 1976, and by the O-470-U from 1977 through the end of production.

Cessna 180's produced between 1953 and 1963 Cessna 180's have two side windows, while 1964 to 1981 models feature three side windows, as they feature the same fuselage as the Cessna 185.

Some, though not all, 180's can be put on floats. Those aircraft so equipped are referred to as "float kitted." Float-kitted Cessna 180's produced between 1975 and 1981 have the larger dorsal fin of the 185. A pontoon boat, like this small pleasure boat, typically floats and balances by means of two pontoons oriented in the direction of travel. ...

Operational history

1960 Cessna 180 Skywagon at White River Canyon, Utah, a remote airstrip

The Skywagon is considered a workhorse of an airplane, and is favored to this day as a bush plane by many who fly to and from remote, unimproved airstrips in places such as Alaska and distant parts of Canada, the Pacific Islands, and Africa. The 180 is the preferred aircraft still in use by the Colorado Division of Wildlife for monitoring wildlife and re-stocking fish in remote mountain lakes; it is also used by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Image File history File links 1960Cessna180-remote. ... Image File history File links 1960Cessna180-remote. ... White River Canyon, Utah is notable for rock drawings by Anasazi native Americans, native American cliff dwellings, and slot canyons. ... An American Champion Scout. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... The Pacific Ocean has an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 islands; the exact number has not been precisely determined. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Canadian airlines Lamb Air and Norcanair operated several 180's. A number of 180's continue in similar roles at Kenmore Air in Washington, Alaska Seaplane Service, and Brazil's Lider Taxi Aereo. A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Tom Lamb and his six sons. ... Norcanair was the name of a Canadian airline that existed from 1965-87, and again briefly in the early 1990s and from 2001-2005. ... Kenmore Air is a small airline based at the Kenmore Air Harbor of Kenmore, Washington. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... Alaska Seaplane Service (IATA: J5, ICAO: n/a, and Callsign: n/a) is an airline based in Juneau, Alaska, USA. It operates scheduled services around Alaska, as well as charters. ... Lider Taxi Aereo was established on November 12 of 1958, with its headquarters in Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais and headed by José Afonso Assumpção. ...

Military operators

A number of Cessna 180's were deployed into South Vietnam as surveillance aircraft with the 161 Reconnaissance Flight (call sign "Possum") of the Royal Australian Air Force. Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... English Electric Canberra PR.9 photo reconnaissance aircraft CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft of the Canadian Air Force. ... The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ...

Additional military operators include El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and South Africa.

Record flight

The Cessna 180 gained recognition as the aircraft chosen by Geraldine Mock, the first woman pilot to successfully fly around the world. The flight was made in 1964 in her 1953 model, the "Spirit of Columbus", registration N1538C, and is chronicled in her book Three-Eight Charlie. The aircraft is currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Jerrie Mock (b. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Specifications (180)

1960 Cessna 180 Skywagon

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General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: three passengers
• Length: 26 ft 2 in (7.98 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
• Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
• Wing area: 174 ft² (16 m²)
• Empty: 1,520 lb (690 kg)
• Loaded: lb ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 2,550 lb (1,158 kg)
• Powerplant: 1x Continental O-470-A, 225 hp (170 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 167 mph (267 km/h)
• Range: 779 miles (1,247 km)
• Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,098 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,150 ft/min (350 m/min)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

References

• Type certificate data sheet no. 5A6. Revision 66. (Mar. 31, 2003.) Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.
• Unit History. 161 Possums of Vietnam. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.

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External links

• International 180-185 Club
• National Air and Space Museum exhibit of Jerry Mock's Cessna 180, "Spirit of Columbus"

Related content

Related development

• Cessna 170
• Cessna 182
• Cessna 185

  Cessna 170. ... The Cessna 182, marketed under the name Skylane, is a four-seat, high performance, single-engine, light airplane. ... Cessna 185 (C-FFXO) Skywagon II at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada The Cessna 185 also know as the Skywagon is a six seat, single engined, general aviation light aircraft. ...

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