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Data from Janes' All The World's Aircraft 1982-83 General characteristics Crew: One Capacity: Five passengers Length: 28 ft 2 in (8.59 m) Wingspan: 36 ft 9 in (11.20 m) Height: 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) Wing area: 175 sq ft (16.3 m 2) Empty weight: 2,303 lb (1,045 kg) Gross weight: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) Fuel capacity: 87 US gal (72 imp gal; 330 L) (usable capacity) Powerplant: 1 × Continental Motors ...
The IO-520 series engines normally produce 285 to 310 horsepower (210 to 230 kW) and are used in numerous aircraft such as certain models of the Bellanca Viking 300 and Super Viking, the Beech Bonanza and Baron, and Cessna 185- 206-, 210-, 310-, and 400-series aircraft. The IO-520 remained in production in 2019. [1]
August 14 – A Hawker Hurricane crashed during an airshow performance in Cheb, Czech Republic, killing the pilot Petr Pačes. [ 26 ] July 4 – Chris Darnell, a driver performing in the Shockwave Jet Truck display died during his routine at the Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival in Battle Creek, Michigan .
Work on a potential replacement for the Cessna 195 began in 1949. The resulting in the Model X210 was similar to the 195, sharing the latter's basic design and conventional landing gear configuration, but was powered by a 240 hp (179 kW) Continental O-470 flat-six engine mounted on a redesigned forward fuselage. [2]
210 hp (157 kW) at 2800 rpm, Minimum fuel grade 100 or 100LL avgas, compression ratio 8.5:1. Uses a TCM 639231A3 fuel injector. Same as the IO-360-C except for crankshaft counterweight tuning. The crankshaft has one 6th and one 4½ order damper. [4] IO-360-GB 210 hp (157 kW) at 2800 rpm, Minimum fuel grade 100 or 100LL avgas, compression ratio ...
The critical engine of a multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft is the engine that, in the event of failure, would most adversely affect the performance or handling abilities of an aircraft. On propeller aircraft, there is a difference in the remaining yawing moments after failure of the left or the right (outboard) engine when all propellers rotate ...
The first engine in this series was the E165, a 471 cubic inch (7.7 L) engine producing 165 hp (123 kW), and was the first of the Continental's "E" series engines. Later versions were given the company designation of E185 (185 hp (138 kW) continuous) and E225 (225 hp (168 kW)).
19 April – Noted American test pilot and aircraft designer Scott Crossfield is killed when he flies his Cessna 210 into a severe thunderstorm and it breaks up in mid-air and crashes in mountainous terrain near Ellijay, Georgia. [1] 24 April – Aeroflot joins the Skyteam airline alliance, making it the first Russian airline to join any ...