Cessna 182 Skylane

Cessna · United States · first flew 1956 · light aircraft

The Cessna 182 Skylane is a four-seat, single-engine high-wing tourer, essentially a more powerful tricycle-gear development of the Cessna 180.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — WingsHigh-mounted, straight
E — Engines1 × piston, nose-mounted
F — Fuselage8.84 m fuselage
T — TailConventional

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Resembles a beefier Cessna 152 or 172, with a longer four-seat cabin and bigger spinner for its constant-speed propeller. The strut-braced high wing and upright stance remain the signature Cessna single silhouette.

Specifications

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History

Launched in 1956, the Skylane has been built almost continuously and is among the most-produced light aircraft in history, with more than 23,000 made. Successive models added swept fins, larger cabins, fuel injection and modern glass cockpits.

Variants

Notable versions include the retractable-gear R182, the turbocharged T182 and the modern fuel-injected 182T. Diesel-powered Turbo Skylane JT-A variants were also offered for markets favouring jet fuel.

Where you'll see it

In the UK the Skylane is a popular club and privately owned tourer, valued for its load-carrying ability on cross-country flights from regional airfields. It frequently appears at fly-ins and on aerial-survey and parachute-drop work.

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