Cessna 185
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| Model 185 Skywagon | |
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_03.JPG/300px-C-FFXO_Cessna_Skywagon_II_185_(C185)_03.JPG) Cessna 185 Skywagon II at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada |
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| Type | Light utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company |
| Maiden flight | 1960 |
| Introduced | 1961 |
| Produced | 1961-1985 |
| Number built | over 4,400 |
| Variants | Cessna 180 |
The Cessna 185, also known as the Skywagon, is a six-seat, single engined, general aviation light aircraft manufactured by Cessna. It first flew as a prototype in July 1960, with the first production model being completed in March of 1961. The Cessna 185 is a high-winged aircraft with non-retractable conventional landing gear and a tailwheel. Over 4,400 were built with production ceasing in 1985. Production ceased in large part in 1985 due to two factors: the demise of the general aviation boom that characterized the post World War II years in the United States, and the growing awareness by insurance companies that tail wheel aircraft were harder to insure due to their handling characteristics during takeoff and landing. When Cessna re-introduced some of its most popular models in the 1990s, the tailwheel equipped Cessna 180 and 185 were left to the history books and not resurrected.
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[edit] Design
The aircraft is basically a Cessna 180 with a strengthened fuselage. The main difference between the two aircraft is the larger vertical fin on the 185 and the 300 hp (224 kW) Continental Motors IO-520-D engine as opposed to the 230 hp (172 kW) Continental Motors O-470-S fitted in the Cessna 180. The exception was that a Continental Motors IO-470-F engine of 260 hp (194 kW) was initially fitted until midway through the 1966 production year. The later model Skywagon II has a factory fitted avionics package.
The Skywagon can also be fitted with floats, amphibious float, or skis. The AGcarryall variant of the 185 adds a 151-gallon belly chemical tank and removable spray booms for aerial application. It is also possible to fit a cargo pod under the fuselage that can carry an extra 300 lb (136 kg).
The 180 and 185 are widely used in bush flying, the commercial transport of people and freight to remote austere airstrips and floatplane accessible lakes primarily in Canada and Alaska.
The ICAO designator as used in flight plans for the Cessna 185 is C185.
[edit] Aircraft Type Club
The Cessna 185 is supported by an active aircraft type club, The Cessna Pilots Association.[1]
[edit] Military operators
As part of the United States Military Assistance Program, Cessna received a contract to supply the United States Air Force with the Skywagon. These were intended for delivery overseas and were designated U-17A and U-17B.
- Bolivian Air Force 7 x A185E, 8 x A185F * 5 x U-17A[2]
- Guardia Civil 3 x U-17A[3]
- Ecuadorian Army 2 x 185D[4]
- Hellenic Army 9+ x U-17A[5]
- Nicaragua Air Force 3 x U-17B[9]
- Panamanian Public Forces 3 x U-17A[10]
- Paraguayan Air Force 1 x 185[11]
- Peruvian Air Force 9 x 185[12]
- Philippine Air Force 8 x U-17A, 9 x U-17B[13]
- El Salvadorian Air Force 1 x 185[14]
- South African Air Force 24 x 185A, 12 x 185D, 9 x 185E[15]
- Uruguayan Air Force 12 x U-17A[18]
[edit] Specifications (C185 landplane)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Capacity: 5 passengers
- Length: 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
- Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
- Wing area: 174 ft² (16.16 m²)
- Airfoil: NACA 2412
- Empty weight: 1,600 lb (725 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,350 lb (1,520 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Continental Motors IO-520-D, 300 hp (224 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 155 knots at sea level (177 mph, 287 km/h)
- Range: 573 nautical miles (655 mi, 1,061 km) at maximum cruising speed with standard tanks and no reserve
- Service ceiling 17,150 ft (5,230 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,010 ft/min at sea level (5.1 m/s)
- Wing loading: 19.3 lb/ft² (94.2 kg/m²)
[edit] Specifications notes
| Skiplane | Floatplane | Amphibian | |
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| Length | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) | |
| Height | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) | 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) | |
| Empty weight | 1,745 lb (792 kg) | 1,910 lb (866 kg) | 2,165 lb (982 kg) |
| MTOW | 3,320 lb (1,506 kg) | 3,265 lb (1,481 kg) on land 3,100 lb (1,406 kg) on water |
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| Max. speed | 136 knots (252 km/h) | 141 knots (261 km/h) | 135 knots (251 km/h) |
| Range | 516 nm (957 km) | 503 nm (933 km) | 482 nm (893 km) |
| Service ceiling | 16,400 ft (5,000 m) | 15,300 ft (4,700 m) | |
| Rate of climb | 960 ft/min (293 m/min) | 970 ft/min (296 m/min) | |
| Wing loading | 19.1 lb/ft² (93.3 kg/m²) | 18.8 lb/ft² (91.8 kg/m²) |
[edit] See also
Related development
[edit] References
- ^ Cessna Pilots Association (2006). Benefits of Membership. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 27
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 50
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 58
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 94
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 107
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 109
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 113
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 166
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 174
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 176
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 177
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 181
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 188
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 195
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 224
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 229
- ^ Andrade 1982, Page 335
- John Andrade, Militair 1982, Aviation Press Limited, London, 1982, ISBN 0 907898 01 7
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