General Aviation

Cessna 182

Manufacturer: Cessna

The Cessna 182 Skylane is an American four-seat, single-engine light aircraft with fixed tricycle landing gear. Developed from the tailwheel Cessna 180, it first flew on 10 September 1955 and entered the market in 1956.

Aircraft Facts

Type Key
cessna-182
Class
General Aviation
Registry Count
11,489
Example Registration
N1007T

Specifications

Wingspan
10.97 m / 36 ft
Length
8.84 m / 29 ft
Height
2.84 m / 9.33 ft
Max Speed
280 km/h / 170 mph
Cruise Speed
269 km/h / 167 mph
Range
1695 km / 915 nmi
Ceiling
5500 m / 18100 ft
First Flight
1955-09-10
Production Start
1956
Total Built
23237

Aircraft Overview

History

The original 182 was followed by the 182A for 1957 and the deluxe Skylane package for 1958. Later models brought repeated airframe, cabin, baggage, landing-gear, and gross-weight changes. Production paused after 1985, resumed in 1996, paused again after 2012, and resumed in 2015.

Design

The 182 is built mainly from aluminum alloy, with selected fiberglass or thermoplastic components such as the nosebowl and wingtips. Its wing shares the Cessna 172's planform, while its flap and aileron details differ from the larger 205/206 series.

Variants

The family includes many fixed-gear 182 and turbocharged T182 versions. Cessna also offered the retractable-gear R182 Skylane RG and turbocharged TR182 from 1978 through 1986. Licensed production used the A182 designation in Argentina and F182 in France.

Operations

Private owners, flight organizations, government agencies, military services, and skydiving operators have all used the 182. Its long production history and incremental development have made it one of Cessna's most numerous piston singles.

Notable Facts

  • The 182 was introduced in 1956 as a tricycle-gear development of the Cessna 180.
  • The Skylane name first appeared on a deluxe 182A for the 1958 model year.
  • The R182 and TR182 were retractable-gear versions offered from 1978 to 1986.
  • Argentina produced A182 variants and France produced F182 variants.
  • The normally aspirated 182 returned to production in 2015.

Variants

  • 182P- 2,100 registrations - Example N1007T
  • 182Q- 1,564 registrations - Example N100CA
  • 182T- 967 registrations - Example N100HX
  • 182A- 784 registrations - Example N1009P
  • 182S- 606 registrations - Example N101VB
  • 182J- 487 registrations - Example N100KF
  • 182R- 487 registrations - Example N101SP
  • 182- 445 registrations - Example N100MM
  • 182M- 433 registrations - Example N101TC
  • 182H- 423 registrations - Example N110FS
  • 182K- 413 registrations - Example N104PM
  • 182L- 410 registrations - Example N101RG
  • 182B- 406 registrations - Example N136Q
  • 182G- 391 registrations - Example N113BS
  • 182E- 380 registrations - Example N104BU
  • 182N- 336 registrations - Example N10176
  • 182F- 294 registrations - Example N112VB
  • 182C- 283 registrations - Example N100SD
  • 182D- 270 registrations - Example N107WF
  • 182RG- 5 registrations - Example N1819G
  • 182F 460- 1 registrations - Example N4602W
  • 182G 460- 1 registrations - Example N625MB
  • 182H 460- 1 registrations - Example N2067X
  • 182K460- 1 registrations - Example N2835R
  • 182T Skylane- 1 registrations - Example N2231F

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