About
Production of the Cessna 140 (and Cessna 120) commenced in 1946 and ended in 1950, with 7,664 aircraft being built.
General characteristics (from Wikipedia)
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
- Wingspan: 33 ft 4 in (10.25 m)
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.92 m)
- Wing area: 159.3 ft² (15.1 m²)
- Airfoil: NACA 2412
- Empty weight: 770 lbs (Cessna 120) 890 lbs (Cessna 140) (349 kg (Cessna 120) 403 kg (Cessna 140))
- Loaded weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg)
- Useful load: 680 lbs (Cessna 120) 560 lbs (Cessna 140) (309 kg (Cessna 120) 255 kg (Cessna 140))
- Max takeoff weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Continental C85-12, 85 hp (63 kW)
- Usable Fuel: 22 gals (2x 12.5 gal tanks)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 122 knots (140 mph)
- Maximum speed: 109 knots (125 mph 203 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 94 knots at 75% power (108 mph, 174 km/h at 75% power)
- Stall speed: 39 knots (45 mph, 72 km/h)
- Range: 395 nm at 55% power (455 mi, 732 km)
- Service ceiling: 15,500 ft (4,700 m)
- Rate of climb: 680 ft/min (209 m/min)
- Wing loading: 8.68 lb/ft² (42.4 kg/m²)
- Takeoff ground roll: 500 ft (154 m)
- Landing ground roll: 230 ft (70 m)
- Endurance: 3.8hrs at 65% power (with 1hr reserve)
- Fuel consumption: 4.2 to 4.8 gph (55% to 75% power)
