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Cessna 182T · Length
Single source29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)[source]
CV-240 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna 182 Skylane | Convair CV-240 family |
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| Type | Light utility aircraft[source] | Airliner[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company[source] | Convair[source] |
| Status | In production[source] | In limited service |
74 ft 8 in (22.76 m)[source]
Cessna 182T · 1 × Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 air-cooled flat-six
Single source1 × Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 air-cooled flat-six , 230 hp (170 kW)[source]
CV-240 · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA3 Double Wasp / CA15 / CA18 / CB3 or CB16 18-cyl air-cooled radial engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA3 Double Wasp / CA15 / CA18 / CB3 or CB16 18-cyl air-cooled radial engines , 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) each[source]
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| Number built | 23,237+[source] | 1,076 (Convair) 10 (Canadair) 1,086 (total)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1956–1985, 1996–2012, 2015–present[source] | 1947–1954[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1956[source] | February 29, 1948 with American Airlines[source] |
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| First flight | 10 September 1955[source] | March 16, 1947[source] |
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| Developed from | Cessna 180[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers[source] | 40[source] |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed constant speed[source] | 3-bladed Hamilton Standard or Curtiss reversible pitch[source] |
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| Stall speed | 49 kn (56 mph, 91 km/h)[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 175 kn (201 mph, 324 km/h)[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | Cessna 182[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | American Airlines (historical) Zantop International Airlines (historical), Air Chathams (historical)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Convair C-131 Samaritan Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,000 US gal (3,785.41 L; 832.67 imp gal) - 1,550 US gal (5,867.39 L; 1,290.64 imp gal)[source] |
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Gross; CV-240 · Gross weight
Single sourceGross; CV-240 · revised
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