Cessna 207
| Cessna 207 | |
|---|---|
 Cessna T207A Turbo Stationair 8 from KLM Aerocarto, Teuge 2007 |
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| Type: | Light aircraft |
| Design country: | |
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| First flight: |
May 11, 1968 |
| Commissioning: |
1969 |
| Production time: |
1968-1985 |
| Number of pieces: |
788 |
The Cessna 207 is an initially seven-seat, later eight-seat, braced shoulder- wing aircraft from the aircraft manufacturer Cessna with a rigid nose wheel landing gear . It is the largest single- piston piston -engined airplane built by Cessna. Series production, which began in 1969, ended in 1985. A total of 788 Cessna 207 were manufactured.
history
The Cessna 207 was developed from the six-seater Cessna 206 to have seven seats (later eight). Overall, the fuselage of the Cessna 207 has been lengthened by around 114 cm compared to the 206. The front fuselage received an extension of 46 cm; an additional luggage compartment was accommodated here. In the rear area, the fuselage was extended by 69 cm to create space for the additional passengers.
Initially it was called Skywagon (as well as the Cessna 180 , 185 and 206). In 1978 it was renamed to Stationair 7 and in 1980 - after approval for eight seats - finally to Stationair 8 .
The first flight of the prototype took place on May 11, 1968. The first series machine of the 207 flew for the first time on January 3, 1969, the first T207 Turbo Skywagon followed three days later.
Compared to the 206, the nose wheel had moved just as far forward as the propeller. The handling of the machine when rolling was made more difficult because the turning radius had increased due to the changes to the chassis. In contrast, the aircraft behind the unchanged main landing gear had become significantly longer. The lower ground clearance at the rear made the landings more difficult, because in order to avoid contact between the rear of the aircraft and the runway (" tail strike "), only a smaller angle of attack may be used when intercepting . On the other hand, careful attention must be paid to the center of gravity in the sequence of loading and boarding of the passengers so that the machine does not tip over on its tail.
construction
The Cessna 207 is a single-engine all-metal shoulder glider. In the front fuselage, between the cockpit and the fire bulkhead, there is a luggage compartment for a maximum load of 54 kg, which is accessible through a flap on the right side of the fuselage. The cabin was lengthened by 69 cm directly behind the rear wing attachment, creating space for a fourth row of seats, initially with one, and from 1980 with two seats. In addition to the large, double-wing cargo door on the right-hand side that was taken over from the Cessna 206, a door was installed next to the copilot's seat. The machine may also be flown without the cargo door, e.g. B. for photo flights or dropping off parachutists.
The rigid tripod landing gear has a mechanically controllable nose wheel and a hydraulic braking system. The landing flaps are powered electrically.
An air-cooled six-cylinder boxer engine Continental IO-520-F or TSIO-520-G (turbo) with 221 kW / 300 PS is used as the engine. From 1977 the T207 received the slightly more powerful Continental TSIO-520-M with 228 kW / 310 PS. The motor drives a three-blade McCauley - pitch propeller with a diameter of 2.03 m at.
The fuel capacity is 231 liters, 204 liters of which are usable. Larger tanks with 303 liters (276 usable) were available as an option.
variants
- 207 Skywagon (1969); Engine: Continental IO-520-F, 300 HP
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T207 Turbo Skywagon (1969); Engine: Continental TSIO-520-G, 300 HP
- both registered on December 31, 1968; maximum take-off weight 1724 kg; built 362 together
- 207A Skywagon (1977), engine unchanged
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T207A Turbo Skywagon (1977); Engine: T207 - 310 HP: Continental TSIO-520-M
- both registered on July 12, 1976; built together 52
- 207A Stationair 7 (1978)
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T207A Turbo Stationair 7 (1978)
- built 148 together
- 207 Stationair 8 (1980–1985)
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T207 Turbo Stationair 8 (1980–1983)
- both approved for 8 people on September 11, 1979; built 226 together.
use
- Drop plane in parachuting
- Sightseeing flights
- The 207 was often used by smaller airlines on short-haul routes, on which the entire seating capacity could be used, as the amount of fuel to be refueled was not too large. Only a few Cessna 207 came into private hands. The airplane is quite popular with air taxi companies and smaller cargo airlines; but to a lesser extent it is also used as a company aircraft. One of the largest operators of the Cessna 207 is Yute Air Alaska , which operated eleven aircraft but abruptly ceased operations in March 2017.
- In Germany a total of 18 Cessna 207s had been registered since 1969, of which 3 were still active in 2014, as well as 12 T207s (also 3 still active). Operators in this country were, among others, Atlas Air Service , Friesenflug (renamed Sylt Air in 2001 ), Luftverkehr Wilhelmshaven Friesland, Milan Geoservice, OLT - Ostfriesische Lufttransport , Roland Air and the Rheinbraun fuel company.
- The Cessna 207 was used for military purposes by the Argentine army .
Technical specifications
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| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 6 (7 in Stationair 8) |
| length | 9.80 m |
| span | 10.92 m |
| height | 2.92 m |
| Wing area | 16.17 m² |
| Wing extension | 7.46 |
| Empty mass | 955 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1724 kg |
| Top speed | 337 km / h or 182 kts |
| Service ceiling | 6096 m or 20,000 ft |
| Range | 1279 km (maximum) |
| Engines | 1 × Continental IO-520-F or TSIO-520 |
Comparable aircraft types
See also
literature
- John WR Taylor: Jane's All The World's Aircraft, 1971-72. Jane's Yearbooks, London 1972.
- John WR Taylor: Jane's All The World's Aircraft, 1980-81. Jane's Publishing, London 1980, ISBN 0-7106-0705-9 .
- Rod Simpson: The General Aviation Handbook . Midland Publishing, Hinckley (UK) 2005, ISBN 1-85780-222-5 .
- William Green: Airplanes of the World, 1970/71 . Werner Classen Verlag, Zurich 1970.
- Peter Alles-Fernandez: Airplanes from A to Z. Volume 1, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz 1988, ISBN 3-7637-5905-0 .
- Nikolaus Krivinyi: Taschenbuch der Luftflotten 1983/84. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz 1983, ISBN 3-7637-5181-5 . (English)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Simpson 2005, pp. 96-97.
- ↑ Simpson 2005, pp. 86-87.
- ↑ a b c Jane's 1971, p. 280.
- ^ Simpson 2005, p. 86.
- ^ Simpson 2005, p. 86.
- ↑ Alles-Fernandez, p. 402.
- ↑ Jane's 1980, pp. 314-315.
- ↑ FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet, p. 3.
- ↑ a b c FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet, p. 5.
- ↑ Simpson 2005, p. 97.
- ↑ Website Yute Air ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( English ), accessed January 31, 2015.
- ↑ KTVA Alaska: Yute Air ceases operations in rural Alaska ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed March 30, 2017.
- ↑ coptercrazy.co.uk, accessed on 31 January 2015 (English) .
- ↑ Dave Partington: European Registers Handbook 2014 . Air-Britain (Historians), Tonbridge, Kent, UK 2014, ISBN 978-0-85130-465-6 .
- ↑ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international 1978 . Zurich Airport 1978, p. 62.
- ↑ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international 1978 . Zurich Airport 1978, p. 66.
- ↑ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international 1975 . Zurich Airport 1975, p. 50.
- ↑ Photos in airliners.net ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Luftflotten, p. 16.
- ↑ Green 1970, p. 56.
