C182 Skylane
Type	Light utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company
Introduced	1956

The Cessna 182, marketed under the name Skylane, is a four-seat, 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. 1981 Cessna 182R Skylane (G-ISEH) at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England in June 2004. ... 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. ... An Air France Boeing 777, a modern passenger jet. ... Cessna 172RG Cessna 172 instrument panel 1964 Cessna 172E 1965 Cessna F172G 1971 Cessna 172 The early Cessna 172 Skyhawks had no rear window and featured a square fin design, like this 1957 model 1977 Cessna 172M Cessna 172R Panel of C-GLFC The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four...

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. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 180 is a general aviation light aircraft produced by the Cessna Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Beginning in 2005, Cessna began offering the Garmin G1000 glass cockpit as an optional upgrade to the Skylane. This is a list of aviation-related events from 2005: // Events January January 29 - Nonstop flights between mainland China and Taiwan take off for the first time since 1949. ... The Garmin G1000 primary flight displays and multi-function displays form an integrated digital replacement for conventional flight instruments and avionics. ... A Glass cockpit is an aircraft cockpit that features electronic instrument displays. ...

Model history

Cessna 182J (G-ATPT)

T182T cockpit with Garmin G1000

• 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 fuselage & "omni-vision" wrap around 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 - 2006 - current normally aspirated model
• T182T - 2006 - current turbocharged model

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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

Reims Cessna F182Q

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 4
• Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.8392 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.9728 m)
• Height: 9 ft 4 in (2.8448 m)
• Wing area: 174 ft² (16.16513 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,970 lb (893.577 kg)
• Loaded weight: 3,110 lb (1410.672 kg)
• Useful load: 1,140 lb (517.0953 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 3,100 lb (1406.136 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 3-Bladed Constant Speed, 230 hp (171.511 kW)

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 175 knots (201.3864 mph, 324.1 km/h)
• Maximum speed: 150 knots (172.6169 mph, 277.8 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 145 knots (166.863 mph, 268.54 km/h)
• Stall speed: 49 knots (56.38819 mph, 90.748 km/h)
• Range: 930 nm (1070.228 mi, 1722.36 km)
• Service ceiling: 18,100 ft (5516.88 m)
• Rate of climb: 924 ft/min (4.69392 m/s)
• Wing loading: 17.8 lb/ft² (86.90721 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: .074 hp/lb (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. Civil Air Patrol seal The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). ... An operating system used by the Civil Air Patrol to take pictures of a target from an orbiting Aircraft, and send the images via Satellite Phone to the Mission Base or waiting Customer. ...

182 in other countries

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

Military operators

• Argentina, Guatemala, Lesotho, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Mexico.

References

1. ^ Cessna Skylane Specifications (from Cessna). Cessna Corporation. Retrieved on 2006-10-02.
2. ^ BOATMAN, JULIE (March 2004). Cessna 182T - Setting the Standard. AOPA Pilot. AOPA. Retrieved on 2006-10-02.

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External links

• Cessna Aircraft - Company web site
• Company's Skylane web page
• Airliners.net - Cessna 182 Skylane
• - PilotFriend.com: Details of most 182 models.

Related content

Related development

• Cessna 180

Comparable aircraft

• Beechcraft Bonanza
• Cirrus SR20
• Piper Cherokee

  The Cessna 180 is a general aviation light aircraft produced by the Cessna Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas. ... An original model 35 Bonanza. ... The Cirrus Design SR20 is a piston engine composite monoplane that seats four. ... Piper Cherokee PA-28-181 (Archer II) Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180E Cherokee is the common name for the Pipers PA-28 family of aircraft models, which received its type certificate from the FAA in 1960 and is still under production by The New Piper Aircraft Company. ...

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See also