TYPE: Four-seat lightplane.

PROGRAMME: Announced at NBAA Convention at New Orleans on 9 October 2000. Certified 23 February 2001; deliveries began in May 2001.

Description for Cessna 182S and 182T Skylanes applies also to the T182T Turbo Skylane, except as follows.

CUSTOMERS: Total of 96 delivered in 2001, 79 in 2002, and 21 in the first six months of 2003. Recent customers include the Alabama Department of Conservation, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, which took delivery of one in July 2003 and the Civil Air Patrol, which took delivery of five on 18 November 2003. Total 236 produced by September 2003.

COSTS: Standard equipped US$317,100; with NAV I package US$299,000; with NAV II package US$336,500 (all 2003).

POWER PLANT: One 175.2 kW (235 hp) Textron Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A turbocharged flat-six engine, driving a three-blade, constant-speed McCauley B3D76C442-C/80VSB-1 metal propeller.

AVIONICS: As for Skylane.

WEIGHTS AND LOADINGS:

• Standard weight empty: 918 kg (2,023 lb)
• Max power loading: 8.03 kg/kN (13.19 lb/hp)

PERFORMANCE:

• Max level speed at FL200: 176 kt (326 km/h; 203 mph)
• Cruising speed at 88% power at FL125: 159 kt (294 km/h; 183 mph)
• Max rate of climb at S/L: 317 m (1,040 ft)/min
• Max operating altitude: 6,100 m (20,000 ft)
• T-O run: 236 m (775 ft)
• T-O to 15 m (50 ft): 422 m (1,385 ft)
• Max range: 971 n miles (1,798 km; 1,117 miles)