Cessna 182 Skylane Single-Engine General-Aviation Family
The Cessna 182 Skylane is a four-seat, high-wing, single-engine aircraft family used for personal travel, training, utility flying, and special missions. The prototype flew in 1955 and the 182 was certificated in 1956. More than 23,000 examples have been delivered across fixed-gear, retractable-gear, normally aspirated, and turbocharged variants, while current 182T and T182T production continues the long-running Skylane lineage.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Cessna 182SkylaneCessna 182TTurbo SkylaneT182TR182 Skylane RG
- Family Name
- Cessna 182 Skylane
- Full Name
- Cessna 182 Skylane Single-Engine General-Aviation Family
- Roles
- general_aviationtrainerutility
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Cessna 182 Skylane is a four-seat, high-wing, single-engine aircraft family used for personal travel, training, utility flying, and special missions. The prototype flew in 1955 and the 182 was certificated in 1956. More than 23,000 examples have been delivered across fixed-gear, retractable-gear, normally aspirated, and turbocharged variants, while current 182T and T182T production continues the long-running Skylane lineage.
- First Flight Year
- 1,955
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Continental O-470-L for 182, 182A, 182B, 182C, and 182D.
- Name
- Cessna 182 through 182D O-470-L installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 model group 182 through 182D; exact engine mapping from the CAA type-acceptance record.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Continental O-470-L option for 182E, 182F, 182G, 182H, 182J, 182K, and 182L.
- Name
- Cessna 182E-182L O-470-L installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 model group 182E through 182L; retained as a separate alternative from O-470-R.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Continental O-470-R option for 182E, 182F, 182G, 182H, 182J, 182K, and 182L.
- Name
- Cessna 182E-182L O-470-R installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 model group 182E through 182L; retained as a separate alternative from O-470-L.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Continental O-470-R option for 182M, 182N, and 182P.
- Name
- Cessna 182M-182P O-470-R installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 model group 182M through 182P; retained as a separate alternative from O-470-S.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Continental O-470-S option for 182N and 182P.
- Name
- Cessna 182N-182P O-470-S installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 model group 182N through 182P; retained as a separate alternative from O-470-R.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Continental O-470-U for 182Q and 182R.
- Name
- Cessna 182Q-182R O-470-U installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 model group 182Q and 182R.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D for R182.
- Name
- Cessna R182 O-540-J3C5D installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 retractable R182 model group.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Turbocharged Lycoming O-540-L3C5D for TR182 and T182.
- Name
- Cessna TR182/T182 O-540-L3C5D installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 turbocharged TR182/T182 model group.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 for 182S and 182T.
- Name
- Cessna 182S/182T IO-540-AB1A5 installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 later fixed-gear 182S/182T model group.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A for T182T.
- Name
- Cessna T182T TIO-540-AK1A installation
- Notes
- FAA 3A13 turbocharged T182T model group.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 22:10:38 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:48:56 UTC