Cessna 188

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Cessna 188 AG series
CessnaA188BAGtruckC-GSWZ.jpg
Cessna A188B-300 AGtruck
General information
TypeLight agricultural airplane
Manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company
Number built3,976
History
Manufactured1966–1983
Introduction date1966
First flightFebruary 19, 1965
Developed into Aviones de Colombia AC-05 Pijao

The Cessna 188 is a family of light agricultural aircraft produced between 1966 and 1983 by the Cessna Aircraft Company. [1] [2]

Contents

The various versions of the 188 included the AGwagon, AGpickup, AGtruck and AGhusky, along with the AGcarryall variant of the Cessna 185 Skywagon, and constituted Cessna's line of agricultural aircraft. [1] [2]

Development

In the early 1960s, Cessna decided to expand their already wide line of light aircraft by entering the agricultural aircraft market. They surveyed pilots and operators of other brands of agricultural aircraft to see what features and capabilities these operators were looking for. The resulting aircraft was a conventional single-seat, piston-engined, strut-braced low-wing agricultural airplane. [1]

The Cessna 188 borrowed heavily from the Cessna 180, the initial version using the same tail cone and fin structure as well as the same Continental O-470-R 230 hp (170 kW) powerplant. The 188's airframe is predominantly built from 2024-T3 aluminum, with the chemical hopper constructed from fiberglass. The fuselage is of semi-monocoque construction and is lightly pressurized on later models (using the dynamic pressure resulting from the aircraft's forward speed) to reduce induction of chemicals into the airframe.

The Cessna 188 was first flown on 19 February 1965. The aircraft was certified and entered production in February 1966, with 241 aircraft delivered the first year. [2]

The initial design of the Cessna 188 was so successful that over its 17-year production run the basic airframe remained unchanged. Only the engines and the agricultural products dispensing systems were upgraded, other than some minor changes to the ventilation systems. [1]

The main use for the Cessna 188 series was for agricultural purposes, but many examples were later acquired for use as glider and sailplane tugs.

A total of 3976 Cessna 188s of all four variants were built during its production run, made up of 53 AGpickups, 1589 AGwagons, 1949 AGtrucks and 385 AGhuskies. [2]

Variants

188 AGwagon 230
Initial version powered by a Continental O-470-R 230 hp (172 kW) powerplant, a 200 US gallon (760 liter) chemical hopper, with a normal category gross weight of 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) in the restricted category. Certified on 14 February 1966. [1] [3]
1971-built Cessna A188A AGwagon in use at Minden, Nevada as a sailplane tug Cessna A188A Agwagon N9961G Minden NV 27.10.05R edited-2.jpg
1971-built Cessna A188A AGwagon in use at Minden, Nevada as a sailplane tug
188A AGwagon "A"
Powered by a Continental O-470-R 230 hp (172 kW) powerplant, a 200 US gallon (760 liter) chemical hopper, with a normal category gross weight of 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) in the restricted category. Certified on 26 September 1969. [1] [3]
188A AGwagon "B"
Powered by a Continental O-470-R 230 hp (172 kW) powerplant, a 200 US gallon (760 liter) chemical hopper, with a normal category gross weight of 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) in the restricted category. Certified on 26 September 1969. [1] [3]
Cessna 188 AGWagon spraying at Canterbury, New Zealand, 1979 Cessna188AGWagonZKCSE.jpg
Cessna 188 AGWagon spraying at Canterbury, New Zealand, 1979
188B AGpickup
Powered by a Continental O-470-R or O-470-S 230 hp (172 kW) powerplant, a 200 US gallon (760 liter) chemical hopper, with a normal category gross weight of 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) in the restricted category. Certified on 20 December 1971, production ended in 1976. [1] [2] [3]
A188 AGwagon 300
Initial version powered by a Continental IO-520-D 300 hp (224 kW) powerplant, a 200 US gallon (760 liter) chemical hopper, with a normal category gross weight of 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) in the restricted category. Certified on 14 February 1966. [1] [3]
A188A AGwagon "A"
Powered by a Continental IO-520-D 300 hp (224 kW) powerplant, a 200 US gallon (760 liter) chemical hopper, with a normal category gross weight of 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) in the restricted category. Certified on 26 September 1969. [1] [3]
A188A AGwagon "B"
Powered by a Continental IO-520-D 300 hp (224 kW) powerplant, a 200 US gallon (760 liter) chemical hopper, with a normal category gross weight of 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) in the restricted category. Certified on 26 September 1969. [1] [3]
A Cessna A188B-300 AGtruck at Steinbach, Manitoba, May 1988 CessnaA188BAGtruckC-GARY.jpg
A Cessna A188B-300 AGtruck at Steinbach, Manitoba, May 1988
A188B, AGwagon "C" and AGtruck
Powered by a Continental IO-520-D 300 hp (224 kW) powerplant, a 280 US gallon (1060 liter) hopper, with a normal category gross weight of 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) in the restricted category. Certified on 20 December 1971, production of the AGwagon ended in 1981 and the AGtruck in 1985. [1] [2] [3]
T188C AGhusky
Powered by a turbocharged Continental TSIO-520-T 310 hp (231 kW) powerplant, a 280 US gallon (1060 liter) hopper, with a normal category gross weight of 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and 4,400 lb (1,996 kg) in the restricted category. Certified on 8 September 1978, production ended in 1985. [1] [2] [3]

Aircraft on display

Specifications (1976 AGtruck)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77 [6]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Christy, Joe The Complete Guide to the Single-Engine Cessnas 3rd ed, TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, USA, 1979, pp 119–128
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Demand Media. "The Cessna 188 Agwagon series" . Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Federal Aviation Administration (March 2003). "TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. A9CE Revision 27" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Museum of Transport and Technology: Cessna A188 On Display". Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  5. ↑ Aero Space Museum of Calgary: Cessna 188 AgWagon On Display
  6. ↑ Taylor 1976, pp. 259–260

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