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Cessna 182T · Length
Single source29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)[source]
DHC-2 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna 182 Skylane | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
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| Type | Light utility aircraft[source] | STOL utility transport[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company[source] | de Havilland Canada[source] |
| Status | In production[source] | In service |
30 ft 3 in (9.22 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]
DHC-2 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. 9 cylinder radial engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. 9 cylinder radial engine , 450 hp (340 kW)[source]
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| Number built | 23,237+[source] | 1,657[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1956–1985, 1996–2012, 2015–present[source] | 1947–1967[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1956[source] | 1948[source] |
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| First flight | 10 September 1955[source] | 16 August 1947[source] |
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| Developed from | Cessna 180[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers[source] | 6 passengers, 2,100 lb (953 kg) useful load[source] |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed constant speed[source] | 2-bladed Hamilton-Standard controllable-pitch propeller, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter[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 | — | regional and remote air carriers United States Army Civil Air Patrol[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 79 imp gal (95 US gal; 360 L)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | D.H. high lift wing section[source] |
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