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Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone ) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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BSupport aircraft
Carrier-capable transport / carrier onboard delivery / airborne early warning and control
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Measured figures
Cessna 182T · Length
Single source29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)[source]
KJ-600 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna 182 Skylane | Xi'an KJ-600 |
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| Type | Light utility aircraft[source] | Carrier-capable transport / carrier onboard delivery / airborne early warning and control[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company[source] | Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation[source] |
| Status | In production[source] |
18.14 m (59 ft 6 in)[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]
KJ-600 · 2 × Zhuzhou WoJiang-6C turboprop engines each (FWJ-6C)
Single source2 × Zhuzhou WoJiang-6C turboprop engines, 3,805 kW (5,103 hp) each (FWJ-6C)[source]
Cessna 182T · Wing area
Single source174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )[source]
Cessna 182T · 924 ft/min (
Single source924 ft/min (4.69 m/s)[source]
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In service[source] |
| Number built | 23,237+[source] | 4-6+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1956–1985, 1996–2012, 2015–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1956[source] | 3 September 2025[source] |
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| First flight | 10 September 1955[source] | 29 August 2020[source] |
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| Developed from | Cessna 180[source] | Xian JZY-01[source] |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed constant speed[source] | 6-bladed constant-speed feathering and reversible 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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| Designer | — | Xi'an Aircraft Design Research Institute[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 6000kg[source] |
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