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The Cessna 182 is an all-metal (mostly aluminum alloy) aircraft, although some parts – such as engine cowling nosebowl and wingtips – are made of fiberglass or thermoplastic material. Its wing has the same planform as the smaller Cessna 172 and the larger 205/206 series; however, some wing details, such as flap and aileron design, are the ...
A conversion of the Cessna 180 or 182 airframe, the Wren 460 featured full-span double-slotted flaps, movable spoilers to assist the ailerons with roll control, and an optional reversible pitch propeller for shorter landing runs. Like the Skyshark, the Wren 460 also featured a set of canards immediately behind the propeller, taking advantage of ...
The STC conversion on the Cessna 182 includes a new cowl, both to accommodate the different engine dimensions and to provide the required cooling airflow. Belly-mounted cowl flaps are still used, but less cooling airflow is directed over the cylinder barrels and more cooling airflow is directed into side-mounted oil coolers .
Cessna 182 Skylane: 1955 23,237+ Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Cessna 185 Skywagon: 1960 4,400+ Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane
The new business unit includes the Textron-owned Cessna. Textron Aviation sells Beechcraft and Cessna-branded aircraft. ... Cessna 182: 1956 23,237 light general ...
The Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, said the aircraft -- a Cessna 182 -- was being used for a search-and-rescue training exercise when it crashed in a mountainous area of ...
New Zealand 2001 Utility Production 1,196 ft (365 m) 950 ft (290 m) [31] Peterson 260SE/Wren 460: US 1988 Utility Production 1,000 ft (305 m) 1,000 ft (305 m) Conversion of Cessna 182. [32] Pilatus PC-6 Porter: Switzerland 1959 Utility Production 600 ft (183 m) 550 ft (168 m) [33] Piper J-3 Cub: US 1938 Utility Production 755 ft (230 m)
The plane won the 1933 American Air Race in Chicago and later set a new world speed record for engines smaller than 500 cubic inches by averaging 237 mph (381 km/h). [9] Cessna's nephews, brothers Dwane and Dwight Wallace, bought the company from Cessna in 1934. They reopened it and began the process of building it into what would become a ...