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HISTORY

The Cessna 182 was introduced in 1956 as a Tricycle Gear variant of the 180 . In 1957 , the 182A varient was introduced along with the name Skylane. Later models have added more powerful engines and bigger windows.

Beginning in 2005 , Cessna began offering the Garmin G1000 Glass Cockpit as an optional upgrade to the Skylane.


MODEL HISTORY

  • 1956 - First introduced

  • 1957 - "A" model introduced, plane first called Skylane.

  • 1959 - "B" model.

  • "C" model - added swept tail & third side cabin window

  • "E" - cut down fuselage & "omni-vision" wrap around rear window

  • 1977 - RG - added retractable gear

  • "G" - elliptical rear side windows

  • "P" tubular steel undercarriage

  • 1973 - enlarge fin fillet

  • "R" - turbocharged model

  • "S" - resumed production in 1996



ENGINES

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

  • TR182 - One 175 kW (235 hp) Lycoming O-540-L3C5D turbocharged flat six.

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




SPECIFICATIONS CESSNA 182T

  • DIMENSIONS:

  • ---Wing span: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)

  • ---Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)

  • ---Height: 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)

  • WEIGHTS:

  • ---Empty equipped: 1,897 lb (860 kg)

  • ---Max. takeoff: 3,100 lb (1,406 kg)

  • PERFORMANCE:

  • ---Max. speed: 149 knots (276 km/h)

  • ---Cruising speed: 145 knots (268 km/h)

  • ---Initial climb: 924 ft/min (282 m/min)

  • ---Service ceiling: 18,100 ft (5,517 m)

  • ---Range: 845 nautical miles (1,565 km)



AMERICAN OPERATORS

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


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,



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