The original used the six-cylinder, horsepower Continental O engine. These air-cooled piston engines were built by Teledyne Continental Motors as early as , with various iterations in production as of The O was developed from the C engine which came from a C The O has pretty much the same weight, dimension, bore, stroke, compression ratio, displacement, and output power of the earlier engine of the C, only more modernized while retaining its edge of an additional 20 hp 15kW over the C The time-between-overhaul TBO figures for the O is about hours.
The Continental O engine being installed in a Cessna Photo by Ahunt. Interestingly, Robert Timm and John Cook set an endurance record in a Cessna , staying airborne for an incredible 64 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes, and 5 seconds.
The highly-publicized flight in clocked in 1, hours of continuous flight, taking off at McCarran Airfield in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 4, , and landed back on the same airfield on February 7, Impressively, the Cessna has a fairly solid track record when it comes to safety. As a top choice for many trainers and aspiring pilots, the Cessna is relatively easy to fly and land.
Light aircraft might not be updated as often as cars, but 60 years is still a very long time to produce a vehicle that has essentially been unchanged. The only time its production ceased for an extended time was in the late s, when stricter US laws restricted the manufacture of all light aircraft.
What is it about the that has made it such a favourite for so long? One answer comes from the fact that the Cessna is a high-wing monoplane — meaning the wings sit high above the cockpit. This is very useful for student pilots because it gives them a better view of the ground and makes the aircraft much easier to land.
The was based on an earlier Cessna design called the It was one of several Cessna designs that came from a light aircraft boom in the years following World War Two, as many of the companies that had produced tens of thousands of military aircraft now turned their attention to civilian aircraft. Like the before it, the Cessna could take a pilot and three passengers, at a pinch. This looked very similar to what would become the , except it was a "taildragger" design, with a wheel underneath the tail.
More s have been built than any other type of plane Credit: iStock. And during its history, that ease of use and reliability has led to some quite remarkable flights. Their mission? To break the world record for the longest flight without landing. The 's excellent view makes it much easier for pilots to land Credit: iStock.
This would be no easy feat. The two pilots would need to keep their aircraft in the air for nearly seven weeks, without landing once. According to Jalopnik , the necessary modifications took more than a year to make — and included a small sink so the two pilots could brush their teeth and even bathe.
In order to do this, the two pilots had to strip out the back seats so they had room for a mattress. While one pilot flew the plane, the other would sleep. Built For Adventure. Contact a sales rep Call 1. TXTAV or 1. Always WithMyCessna Designed to fly.
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Specifications Length Height Wingspan. Length 27 ft 2 in 8. Height 8 ft 11 in 2. Wingspan 36 ft 1 in Dimensions Length 27 ft 2 in 8. Go to Cessna Skylane.
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