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Cessna 162 SkyCatcher lightsport
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Cessna 162 SkyCatcher
Manufacturer/www.cessnaskycatcher.com
Cessna Chairman, President
and CEO Jack Pelton took some time out the AOPA convention
held at the
Hartford Connecticut Center to talk to us about Cessna's
entry into the lightsport aircraft market. Cessna
has designated their LSA entry as the 162 SkyCatcher.
When we first saw the SkyCatcher flying at
Sebring it was powered by a Rotax 912 S 100 HP aircraft
engine. According to Cessna President and CEO Jack Pelton
"after feedback from Cessna buyers, dealers and
service outlets it was decided to switch the power plant to a
Teledyne Continental 0-200D 100 HP aircraft engine."
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"Listening to our 300 pilot centers they
had some major concerns. They didn't have the history and
experience with the Rotax engine, and it doesn't have quite
the same warranty as the Continental. They
drove us into the configuration of the Continental 0-200"
"While there is a slight weight penalty, but with the
warranty and TBO perspective it is going to be the best
marriage with out airframe."
With the Continental the SkyCatcher is
expected to
cruise in the range of 118 knots, giving it a range of 470
nautical miles with the 24 gallons of fuel on board. The
craft has a maximum gross weight of 1,320 pounds, and a
useful load of 490 lbs. Instrumentation supplied on The
SkyCatcher currently is the Garmin G300 avionics package.
The
SkyCatcher features a cabin wider than a Cessna 206, with
dual controls, mechanically activated flaps, and electric
elevator trim. The
vertically opening doors and forward pivoting carbon fiber
seats, allow access to the rear baggage area. Pilot entry
into the cabin is made easier by the use of specially
designed dual control sticks mounted up under the instrument
panel.
While the seats are fixed, Cessna has
designed a rudder pedal system that moves for and aft to
adjust for different pilot heights. Ground handling is
through differential braking, assisted by a castering
nosewheel.
According the Jack over 850 orders have been taken for the
SkyCatcher as of October 2007. First flight of the prototype
Model 162 is set for the first half of 2008, and deliveries
are expected to begin in 2009.
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