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Cessna 182T · Length
Single source29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)[source]
C-46A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna 182 Skylane | Curtiss C-46 Commando |
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| Type | Light utility aircraft[source] | Military transport aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company[source] | Curtiss-Wright Higgins Aircraft[source] |
| Status | In production[source] | Active in limited civilian use |
76 ft 4 in (23.27 m)[source]
Cessna 182T · Range
Single source930 nmi (1,070 mi, 1,720 km)[source]
C-46A · at 173 mph (150 kn; 278 km/h)
Single sourceC-46A · at 237 mph (206 kn; 381 km/h)
Single source3,150 mi (5,070 km, 2,740 nmi) at 173 mph (150 kn; 278 km/h); 1,000 mi (870 nmi; 1,600 km) at 237 mph (206 kn; 381 km/h)[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]
C-46A · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) each[source]
Cessna 182T · 924 ft/min (
Single source924 ft/min (4.69 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 23,237+[source] | 3,181[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1956–1985, 1996–2012, 2015–present[source] | 1940–1945[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1956[source] | 1941[source] |
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| First flight | 10 September 1955[source] | 26 March 1940[source] |
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| Developed from | Cessna 180[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers[source] | 40 troops or 30 stretcher patients or 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) cargo[source] |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed constant speed[source] | 4-bladed Curtiss Electric constant-speed propellers[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 | — | Buffalo Airways United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Navy[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 23017 ; tip: NACA 4410.5[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 17 minutes 24 seconds[source] |
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