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Cessna 182T · Length
Single source29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)[source]
AT-802U · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna 182 Skylane | L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II |
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| Type | Light utility aircraft[source] | Attack and Surveillance aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company[source] | Air Tractor / L3Harris[source] |
| Status | In production[source] | In service and production |
37.5 ft (11.4 m)[source]
Cessna 182T · Crew
Single sourceCruise; Cessna 182T · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Cessna 182T · Maximum speed
Single source150 kn (170 mph, 280 km/h)[source]
145 kn (167 mph, 269 km/h)[source]
Cruise; AT-802U · patrolling speed at 10,000 feet (3,000 m)
Single sourceMaximum; AT-802U · at 10,000 feet (3,000 m) with no weapons
Single sourceCessna 182T · Service ceiling
Single source18,100 ft (5,500 m)[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] | 18 as of May 2026[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1956–1985, 1996–2012, 2015–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1956[source] | 2025[source] |
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| First flight | 10 September 1955[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Cessna 180[source] | Air Tractor AT-802[source] |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed constant speed[source] | 5-bladed Hartzell Propeller Titanium Dome[source] |
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| Stall speed | 49 kn (56 mph, 91 km/h)[source] | 91 kn (105 mph, 169 km/h) at max gross weight[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 user | — | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | wing tanks: 380 U.S. gallons (1,400 L; 320 imp gal) and fuselage tanks: 360 U.S. gallons (1,400 L; 300 imp gal)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 10 (2 centerline and 8 wing) , with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: AGM-114 Hellfire , AGR-20 APKWS carried in LAU-131 A/A rocket pods Bombs: GBU-12 Paveway II[source] |
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| Missiles | — | AGM-114 Hellfire , AGR-20 APKWS carried in LAU-131 A/A rocket pods[source] |
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| Bombs | — | GBU-12 Paveway II[source] |
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