Cessna 185 Skywagon
The Cessna 185 Skywagon is a powerful tailwheel utility aircraft with a high wing and a large six-cylinder engine. It is widely valued for bush flying, floats, and heavy loads, especially in remote regions. Colombian-built examples keep the durable Skywagon lineage active in South America.
.jpg){kind=link}
Did you know?
This is the Colombian-built version of the Cessna 185 Skywagon, assembled locally in South America rather than imported from the United States.
Specifications
| Length | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Height | 2.7 m (9 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 5 |
| Persons on board | 5 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 1.5 t |
| Range | 900 NM (1,667 km) |
| Maximum speed | 145 kt (269 km/h) |
| Stall speed | 51 kt (94 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft (6,096 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 14,000 ft (4,267 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,040 ft/min (5.3 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Landing distance | 410 m (1,345 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 250 l |
| Engines | 1x Continental IO-520 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
In CatchFlights
In CatchFlights the Cessna 185 Skywagon starts as a Uncommon catch. The tier is an editorial judgement of how special a sighting of this type is. The more often you catch it, the closer it moves to Common for you.
A catch counts for the manufacturer Cessna, the 185 Skywagon family and the model in your collection, and the daily Type Rating quiz asks about the types of each family.
Catch it yourself.CatchFlights shows the aircraft flying near you on a radar, so a type like this one is only a catch away when it passes overhead. Explore CatchFlights.
Browse all aircraft types, or learn to tell Airbus from Boeing.