Plane updates are ordinarily the story of even bigger engines. Bigger always would seem much better with engines. Who does not want additional surge on takeoff, a steeper climb and more rapidly cruise?
Engine updates do have difficulties nevertheless. Much more power typically indicates a lot more gasoline move, which implies larger tanks, fewer useful load or a beefier composition which desires far more electrical power to elevate it and so on.
Cessna looks to have avoided the motor treadmill by providing the 182 just the right total of electric power from the commence. The regular 182 that rolled off the line in 1956 is inside 5 horsepower of ones coming off the line in 2011.
In fact just two engines, the Continental O-470 and Lycoming O-540 account for the engines in the wide bulk of Cessna 182’s traveling.
Pursuing are the major variants in Cessna 182 models. Several of the variations are related to raises in gross bodyweight. Designs with insignificant variations are omitted. One particular modify to notice is that the “S”product launched a gas injected motor which is far more economical, is not issue to carburetor ice and necessitates a distinctive starting method.
182
Preliminary creation edition with mounted landing gear, four put light-weight aircraft, driven by a 230 hp Continental O-470-L piston motor, gross bodyweight 2,550 lb and licensed on 2 March 1956.
182A Skylane
Powered by a 230 hp (172 kW) Continental O-470-L, bodyweight 2,650 lb and qualified on 7 December 1956.
182E Skylane
Powered by a 230 hp Continental O-470-L or O-470-R, weight 2,800 lb and accredited on 27 June 1961.
182N Skylane
Driven by a 230 hp Continental O-470-R or O-470-S, excess weight 2,950 lb for take-off and 2,800 lb for landing. Licensed on 17 September 1969.
182P Skylane
Powered by a 230 hp Continental O-470-R or O-470-S, weight 2,950 lb and licensed on 8 Oct 1971.
182Q Skylane
Run by a 230 hp Continental O-470-U, gross pounds 2,950 lb and qualified on 28 July 1976.
182R
Driven by a 230 hp Continental O-470-U, gross fat of 3,100 lb for choose-off and 2,950 lb for landing. Accredited on 29 August 1980.
182S Skylane
Powered by a gasoline-injected 230 hp Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 piston motor, gross fat of 3,100 lb for choose-off and 2,950 lb for landing. Certified on 3 October 1996.
R182 Skylane RG
Retractable landing gear, powered by a 235 hp (175 kW) Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, gross weight 3,100 lb and certified on 7 July 1977.
T182
Driven by a turbocharged 235 hp Lycoming -540-L3C5D, gross body weight of 3,100 lb for choose-off and 2,950 lb (1,338 kg) for landing. Licensed on 15 August 1980.
T182T Skylane
Run by a turbocharged and gas-injected 235 hp (175 kW) Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A, gross pounds of 3,100 lb for take-off and 2,950 lb for landing. Accredited on 23 February 2001.
TR182 Turbo Skylane RG
Retractable landing equipment, powered by a turbocharged 235 hp Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, fat 3,100 lb and licensed on 12 September 1978