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1958 Cessna 182
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"Retaining the look of this late fifties aircraft was a priority. Although
it has an upgraded navigation system, the panel elements, as well
as the rest of the aircraft, retain the look of the original. This is done
by making some instruments look "added on" as would be in the
real thing, and customising others to give them a vintage look. This
gives the advantage of flying a "Modern" aircraft with the feel of
flying a classic."
$9.95 USD
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SPECIFICATIONS

Engine make/model:  Continental O-470L
Horsepower For Takeoff: 230
TBO hours: 1500
Fuel Type: 100LL
Propeller type Constant speed  
Landing gear type: Tri/Fixed  
Max ramp weight (lbs.): 2800
Gross weight (lbs): 2800
Std. empty weight (lbs.): 1560
Empty weight, as tested (lbs.): 1545
Useful load (lbs.): 1005
Payload - full std. fuel (lbs.): 645
Fuel capactiy - std. (gals.): 55
Oil capacity (qts.): 12
Wingspan (ft.): 36 ft. 2 in.
Overall length: 27 ft. 10 in.
Height: 9 ft.
Wing area (sq. ft.): 174
Seating capacity: 4
Cabin doors : 2
Cabin width (in.): 45
Cabin height (in.): 46
Baggage capacity (lbs.): 120
PERFORMANCE
Cruise speed @ 5000 ft. (mph):
75% power: 160
65% power: 151
66% power: 141
Max range (w/reserve) @ 5000 ft. (nm):
75% power: 680
65% power: 750
55% power: 790
Fuel consumption (gph):
75% power: 13.0
65% power 11.1
55% power 10.0

Estimated endurance
(65%) (hrs.): 4.9
Vs (mph):  62
Vso (mph):  59
Best rate of climb (fpm):  1200
Service ceiling (ft.):  20,100
Takeoff ground roll (ft.):  620
Takeoff over 50-ft. obstacle (ft.):  1020
Landing ground roll (ft.): 610
Landing over 50-ft. obstacle (ft.): 1290
The Tech and Tip Section
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These are some scenes inside
Blender, the program where most of
the work was done for this project. The
first photo shows how sharp the detail
is close up. The fabric over the panel
started as one single cube and the
texture was applied (mapped) to the
cube. It was then cloned and flipped to
book-match it to the original cube. This
was repeated until the length was
satisfactory. This method produces a
very sharp detail because the texture
is also repeated and used over and
over. The joined sections are then
shaped to match the panel as shown in
the second picture......

Picture's 3 and 4 show the attention
paid to detail. The Skylane logo was
crafted from a separate object and  
this was mapped to the graphics, using
a large enough section to bring it into
clear focus..... The seats used texture
sharing, one seat was fashioned and
then a clone was made from this for
the remainder of the seats. This makes
for a more optimised and cleaner
looking end result.
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A joystick with rudder functions is
recommended. Flying with a mouse
only is not recommended.
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