Cessna 177 Cardinal vs De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

ASupport aircraft

Cessna 177 Cardinal

Light utility aircraft

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

STOL utility transport

Credit

Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Cessna 177 CardinalCessna 177B · Length

8.43 m

Length source ↗

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 BeaverDHC-2 · Length

9.22 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

8.43mCessna 177B · Length

9.22mDHC-2 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.43 m

Cessna 177B · Length

Single source

27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)^[source]

9.22 m

DHC-2 · Length

Single source

30 ft 3 in (9.22 m)^[source]

10.82mCessna 177B · Wingspan

14.63mDHC-2 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.82 m

Cessna 177B · Wingspan

Single source

35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)^[source]

14.63 m

DHC-2 · Wingspan

Single source

48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)^[source]

2.62mCessna 177B · Height

2.74mDHC-2 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.62 m

Cessna 177B · Height

Single source

8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)^[source]

2.74 m

DHC-2 · Height

Single source

9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)^[source]

1.1t

2.3tGross; DHC-2 · Gross weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

678 kg

Empty; Cessna 177B · Empty weight

Single source

1,134 kg

Maximum take-off; Cessna 177B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

1,495 lb (678 kg)^[source]

2,500 lb (1,134 kg)^[source]

1,361 kg

Empty; DHC-2 · Empty weight

Single source

2,313 kg

Gross; DHC-2 · Gross weight

Single source

1Cessna 177B · Crew

1–2peopleDHC-2 · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Cessna 177B · Crew

Single source

1^[source]

1–2 people

DHC-2 · Crew

Single source

1 - 2^[source]

252km/hMaximum; Cessna 177B · Maximum speed

255km/hMaximum; DHC-2 · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

230 km/h

Cruise; Cessna 177B · Cruise speed

Single source

252 km/h

Maximum; Cessna 177B · Maximum speed

Single source

136 kn (157 mph, 252 km/h)^[source]

124 kn (143 mph, 230 km/h)^[source]

230 km/h

Cruise; DHC-2 · at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)

Single source

255 km/h

Maximum; DHC-2 · Maximum speed

Single source

1,119kmCessna 177B · Range

732kmDHC-2 · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,119 km

Cessna 177B · Range

Single source

604 nmi (695 mi, 1,119 km)^[source]

732 km

DHC-2 · Range

Single source

455 mi (732 km, 395 nmi)^[source]

130kW

340kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

130 kW

Cessna 177B · 1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine

Single source

1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine , 180 hp (130 kW)^[source]

340 kW

DHC-2 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. 9 cylinder radial engine

Single source

1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. 9 cylinder radial engine , 450 hp (340 kW)^[source]

16.2m²Cessna 177B · Wing area

23m²DHC-2 · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

16.2 m²

Cessna 177B · Wing area

Single source

174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )^[source]

23 m²

DHC-2 · Wing area

Single source

250 sq ft (23 m 2 )^[source]

4,500mCessna 177B · Service ceiling

5,500mDHC-2 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,500 m

Cessna 177B · Service ceiling

Single source

14,600 ft (4,500 m)^[source]

5,500 m

DHC-2 · Service ceiling

Single source

18,000 ft (5,500 m)^[source]

4.3m/sCessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

5.2m/sDHC-2 · 1,020 ft/min (

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.3 m/s

Cessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

Single source

840 ft/min (4.3 m/s)^[source]

5.2 m/s

DHC-2 · 1,020 ft/min (

Single source

1,020 ft/min (5.2 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Cessna 177 Cardinal and De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver configuration
Specification	Cessna 177 Cardinal	De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Type	Light utility aircraft^[source]	STOL utility transport^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]	de Havilland Canada^[source]
Number built	4,295^[source]	1,657^[source]
Manufactured	1968–1978^[source]	1947–1967^[source]
Introduction date	1968^[source]	1948^[source]
First flight	July 15, 1966^[source]	16 August 1947^[source]
Capacity	3 passengers^[source]	6 passengers, 2,100 lb (953 kg) useful load^[source]
National origin	—	Canada^[source]
Status	—	In service^[source]
Primary users	—	regional and remote air carriers United States Army Civil Air Patrol^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	79 imp gal (95 US gal; 360 L)^[source]
Airfoil	—	D.H. high lift wing section^[source]
Propellers	—	2-bladed Hamilton-Standard controllable-pitch propeller, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter^[source]

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Cessna 177 Cardinal

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

Type

Light utility aircraft^[source]

STOL utility transport^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]

de Havilland Canada^[source]

Number built

4,295^[source]

1,657^[source]

Manufactured

1968–1978^[source]

1947–1967^[source]

Introduction date

1968^[source]

1948^[source]

First flight

July 15, 1966^[source]

16 August 1947^[source]

Capacity

3 passengers^[source]

6 passengers, 2,100 lb (953 kg) useful load^[source]

National origin

—

Canada^[source]

Status

—

In service^[source]

Primary users

—

regional and remote air carriers United States Army Civil Air Patrol^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

79 imp gal (95 US gal; 360 L)^[source]

Airfoil

—

D.H. high lift wing section^[source]

Propellers

—

2-bladed Hamilton-Standard controllable-pitch propeller, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter^[source]