First introduced in 1956, the initial Cessna 182 was a tricycle variant of the 180. In 1957 the model 182A was rolled out and dubbed Skylane. Tricycle landing gear, unlike tail dragger landing gear which utilizes a plane’s tail is the predominant landing gear today.
Lagging only behind the Cessna 172 Skyhawk, the Cessna 182 Skylane is the second most popular Cessna in current production. It has gone through several variants. A common theme behind each variant is a more powerful engine and/or bigger windows. Or even a third window. One variant that differs on this overall theme is the Skylane RG. Introduced in 1977, the retractable undercarriage gave the airplane a significant increase in speed.
The Cessna 182 Skylane currently is one of the company’s larger four-seat single engine piston airplanes in production.
Like other Cessna single engine light aircraft such as the Cessna 150 and Cessna 152, production of the Skylane ceased in the late 1980s when General Dynamics purchased the company. Production of the Cessna 182 Skylane resumed in 1996 with the 182S variant when Textron purchased the company.
With a length of over 25 feet, a height of over nine feet, and a wing-span of 36 feet, the current Cessna 182S Skylane is run on one 230 hp Textron Lycoming IS-540-AB1A5 engine. Another variant, the T182, a turbo version, also exists today.
A competing aircraft in the marketplace is the Piper PA-28. The Dakota variant is a 235 horsepower plane. New Piper Aircraft’s designation is PA-28-236
The Cessna 182 Skylane airplane has also been built by DINFIA in Argentina (A182) as well as by Reims Aviation in France (F182).
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