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Light utility aircraft
Cessna 185 Skywagon is a light utility aircraft. It was built by Cessna Aircraft Company.
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Cessna 185 Skywagon A Cessna 185 with floats General information Type Light utility aircraft Manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company Status Active Number built 3,916 History Manufactured 1961–1985 Introduction date 1961 ( 1961 ) First flight July 1960 ( July 1960 ) Developed from Cessna 180 Variant St-
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Light utility aircraft
Cessna Aircraft Company
Active
3,916
1961–1985
1961 ( 1961 )
July 1960 ( July 1960 )
Cessna 180
St-Just Super-Cyclone
one
five passengers
25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )
1,748 lb (793 kg)
3,350 lb (1,520 kg)
1 × Continental IO-520-D , 300 hp (220 kW)
155 kn (178 mph, 287 km/h)
145 kn (167 mph, 269 km/h)
720 nmi (830 mi, 1,330 km)
17,150 ft (5,230 m)
1,010 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
2-bladed constant speed, 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) diameter
49 kn (56 mph, 91 km/h)
19.3 lb/sq ft (94 kg/m 2 )
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Cessna 185 Skywagon equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Army exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 185 (U-17A/B) (liaison). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Cessna 185 Skywagon II · U-17A/B. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 185. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Army exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 185. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.