Cessna 177 Cardinal vs Game Composites GB1 GameBird

ASupport aircraft

Cessna 177 Cardinal

Light utility aircraft

Game Composites GB1 GameBird — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Game Composites GB1 GameBird

Two-seat aerobatic monoplane

Credit

Lestocq · 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 ↗

Game Composites GB1 GameBirdLength

6.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

8.43mCessna 177B · Length

6.9m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.43 m

Cessna 177B · Length

Single source

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

6.9 m

Length

Single source

6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)^[source]

10.82mCessna 177B · Wingspan

7.7m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

10.82 m

Cessna 177B · Wingspan

Single source

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

7.7 m

Wingspan

Single source

7.7 m (25 ft 3 in)^[source]

2.62mCessna 177B · Height

2.56m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.62 m

Cessna 177B · Height

Single source

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

2.56 m

Height

Single source

2.56 m (8 ft 5 in)^[source]

1.1t

998kgGross; 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]

998 kg

Gross; Gross weight

Single source

998 kg (2,200 lb)^[source]

1Cessna 177B · Crew

—

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Cessna 177B · Crew

Single source

1^[source]

252km/hMaximum; Cessna 177B · Maximum speed

370km/hCruise; Cruise 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]

370 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn)^[source]

1,119kmCessna 177B · Range

1,900km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,119 km

Cessna 177B · Range

Single source

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

1,900 km

Range

Single source

1,900 km (1,200 mi, 1,000 nmi)^[source]

130kW

226kW

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]

226 kW

1 × Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A horizontally opposed , six-cylinder aircraft engine

Single source

1 × Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A horizontally opposed , six-cylinder aircraft engine , 226 kW (303 hp)^[source]

16.2m²Cessna 177B · Wing area

11.3m²

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

16.2 m²

Cessna 177B · Wing area

Single source

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

11.3 m²

Wing area

Single source

11.3 m 2 (122 sq ft)^[source]

4,500mCessna 177B · Service ceiling

4,572m

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

4,500 m

Cessna 177B · Service ceiling

Single source

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

4,572 m

Service ceiling

Single source

4,572 m (15,000 ft)^[source]

4.3m/sCessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

—

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.3 m/s

Cessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

Single source

840 ft/min (4.3 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 Game Composites GB1 GameBird configuration
Specification	Cessna 177 Cardinal	Game Composites GB1 GameBird
Type	Light utility aircraft^[source]	Two-seat aerobatic monoplane^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]	Game Composites^[source]
Number built	4,295^[source]	at least 107^[source]
Manufactured	1968–1978^[source]	—
Introduction date	1968^[source]	—
First flight	July 15, 1966^[source]	15 July 2015^[source]
Capacity	3 passengers^[source]	—
National origin	—	United Kingdom^[source]
Designer	—	Philipp Steinbach^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	311 litres (68 imp gal; 82 US gal)^[source]
Propellers	—	4-bladed MT-Propeller MTV-14-B-C/C190-130, 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter clockwise rotation^[source]
Stall speed	—	102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn)^[source]
Never exceed speed	—	433 km/h (269 mph, 234 kn)^[source]
g limits	—	+/- 10g^[source]

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Cessna 177 Cardinal

Game Composites GB1 GameBird

Type

Light utility aircraft^[source]

Two-seat aerobatic monoplane^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]

Game Composites^[source]

Number built

4,295^[source]

at least 107^[source]

Manufactured

1968–1978^[source]

—

Introduction date

1968^[source]

—

First flight

July 15, 1966^[source]

15 July 2015^[source]

Capacity

3 passengers^[source]

—

National origin

—

United Kingdom^[source]

Designer

—

Philipp Steinbach^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

311 litres (68 imp gal; 82 US gal)^[source]

Propellers

—

4-bladed MT-Propeller MTV-14-B-C/C190-130, 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter clockwise rotation^[source]

Stall speed

—

102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn)^[source]

Never exceed speed

—

433 km/h (269 mph, 234 kn)^[source]

g limits

—

+/- 10g^[source]