Cessna 206H

 

Myself with Cessna 206H at IIT Kanpur Flight Laboratory Hangar (Year-2020)

The Cessna 206H is a single-engine, general aviation aircraft with three fixed landing gear having an ability to carry maximum 6 passengers. The Cessna 206H is powered by a Lycoming IO-540-AC1A powerplant while the turbocharged T206H is powered by a Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A engine. Production of the 206H ended in 2013 with a total of 369 being produced. An improved version of the T206H known as the Turbo Stationair HD was introduced in July 2016 with gross weight increased by 189 lb (86 kg). As of 2023, the T206H Turbo Stationair HD is the only model still in production, with 1,264 being built as of 2017. The Cessna 206H aircraft has a pilot entry door and a rear double clamshell door for access to the middle and back seats. The Cessna 206H can operate from remote, undeveloped airfields without the aid of expensive ground facilities. Hence Cessna 206H falls under the category of bush planes.

The high wings of Cessna 206H allows ease loading and unloading of both passengers and cargo from the cockpit. Another advantage of high wing design is that it gives pilot in the cockpit, a good downward visibility during landing and take-off of the aircraft which reduces chances of aircraft accidently encountering any obstacle in the ground. Cessna 206H is equipped with a lift strut. On a high-wing aircraft, a lift strut connects an outboard point on the wing with a point lower on the fuselage to form a rigid triangular structure. While in flight the strut acts in tension to carry wing lift to the fuselage and hold the wing level, while when back on the ground it acts in compression to hold the wing up. For aircraft of moderate engine power and speed, lift struts represent a compromise between the high drag of a fully cross-braced structure and the high weight of a fully cantilevered wing.

The aircraft is popular with air charter companies and small cargo air carriers, and is operated by private individuals and companies. The Cessna 206 aircraft is also operated by military of  USA , Paraguaya , Pakistan, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guyana.

General characteristics for Cessna Turbo Stationair HD 

1. Length-28 ft 3 in (8.6 m)
2. Height-9 ft 4 in (2.8 m)
3. Width- 1.08 m
4. Wingspan-36 ft (10.97 m)
5. Wing Area-174 sq ft (16.17 sq m)
6. Maximum Takeoff Weight-3,789 lb (1,719 kg)
7. Maximum Landing Weight-3,600 lb (1,633 kg)
8. Maximum Payload-1,235 lb (560 kg)
9. Maximum Range-703 nm (1,302 km)
10. Service Ceiling-26,000 ft (7,925 m)
11. Maximum Cruise Speed-161 ktas (298 km/h)
12. Take off Distance- 600 m
13. Ground roll- 323 m
14. Landing Distance- 425 m
15. Ground Roll- 224 m

Meaning of dimensions mentioned in this article:- 1 inch = 0.0254 m; 1 foot = 0.3048 m; 1 inch = 0.0833333 foot; 1 pound = 0.453592 kg; 1 nautical miles (nm) = 1.852 km

The takeoff distance consists of two parts, the ground run, and the distance from where the vehicle leaves the ground to until it reaches 50 ft (or 15 m). The sum of these two distances is considered the takeoff distance.

KTAS:- Knots True Airspeed/True Airspeed (TAS) of an aircraft is the speed of the aircraft relative to the air mass through which it is flying.

IIT Kanpur Airport (Year-2020)

Cessna 206H (registration:-VT-IIT) at the IIT Kanpur Airfield apron