COMMON
C180
Cessna 180 Skywagon
The Skywagon
“A pickup truck with wings and a tailwheel.”
Cessna (Textron) · private
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Length
25 ft 6 in
Wingspan
36 ft 2 in
Max speed
140 kts
Range
800 nmi
Ceiling
19,600 ft
Engines
1x Continental O-470 (230 hp)
Crew
1
Max passengers
3
Typical config
1 pilot + 3 passengers
Built
6,100+
The Cessna 180 is the 182's tougher, older sibling — same basic airframe, but a tailwheel and a work ethic. It made its name hauling people and cargo into places without pavement, and clean examples are now worth more than they cost new by a wide margin.
Fun fact
In 1964, Jerrie Mock flew a Cessna 180 named Spirit of Columbus around the world — the first woman to fly solo around the globe.
How to spot one
Looks like a 182 but sits nose-high on a tailwheel. Often wearing floats, skis, or oversized tires. The straight (unswept) tail marks early ones.
Crews call it
The One-Eighty
Sounds like
A confident O-470 rumble — deeper than the trainers, often on floats or big tires
Related
One might be overhead right now.
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