![]() ![]() Tail end Charlies are the AA5, C172/152 and finally the C150 which are 41 and 38 inches wide. The narrow bodies are lead by Mooney, followed by the large Cessnas (210/206) and then by the Bonanza, Cessna 182 and Piper Cherokee/Arrow with 43.5 to 42 inches, again with a very small margin of 4 cm. So basically, we have two “cathegories” so to speak, the “wide bodies” between 50 and 48 inches which include the TB series, Cirrus, Corvalis and the 6 seated Malibus and Saratoga. Also on the top end, the Socata series beats all the rest, however within very small margins. Especcially Cessna’s singles had me fooled, I thought them to be wider than both the PA28 and certainly the Mooney. I must say I was fairly surprised by some of these figures. According to specs the cabin is 50.3 inches / 128 cm wide. The widest single engine cabin are found: In the TB9/10/20/21. The injection system is based on the principle of measuring engine air. Next are the Malibu with 49.6 inches / 126 cm followed closely by the Cirrus SR20/22 with 49 inches/125 cm. The latest model C172, and on the US Air Force F172, has a fuel injection system. Next in the close ball park is the Piper Saratoga/Seneca cabin with 48.25 inches and the Corvalis with 48 inches/122 cm. The Mooney cabin is 43.5 inches/110 cm wide. The Cessna 182, PA28 and Bonanzas have 42 inch/107 cm cabin widths The Grumman AA5 is 41 inches / 104 cm wide. No manufacturer data is included or will be added. However, while being based on Cessna, the CS-1 Stallion can easily be used for any other similar sized general aviation aircraft such as a Piper Warrior, Cherokee, Seminole, Seneca, Beech Baron, Beech. All measurements were performed by myself, for consistency. the most common general aviation aircraft such as a Cessna 172/182, or 210 and its measurements are within 99 accuracy of these famous aircraft. This does NOT take account of extra room available in the wing strakes of many pusher aircraft. The Cessna 172 and 152 according to Cessna’s website is 40 inches / 102 cm wide. This is the width of the cockpit at the approximate shoulder height for a typical occupant. The Cessna 150 is the tightest with 38 inches/96 cm. What I found very interesting is that some cabins which are said to be spacy are in fact narrower than others which are said to be tiny. That is a full 12 inches / 30 cm difference between the smallest and the widest cabin. The range of cabin sizes in the SE piston market is between 38 and 50 inches. ![]() Aircraft type - make and model of the aircraft used ( Cessna 172, Cessna 180 with floats. So I went and researched them to add another sheet to my Excel Database So here’s what I found in a quick research: Coaxial cables were led into the cockpit through the door. Besides, it wouldn’t fit in my office anyway, bummer.Ok, this is a split off from the engine thread, where some folks started to compare cabin widths. Anyone have any ideas for a document containing this information? Thanks in advance.īTW, I looked into buying a parted out fuselage with doors and windows but I got the look from the wife. I also need the height off of the floor the panel is mounted and any other dimensions that I can get, i.e. I’m looking for the width and height of an instrument panel out of something like a 172 or Bonanza. ![]() My question is that I would like to build the panel with real world dimensions that I cannot seem to find online. Not sure yet if I am going to emulate a G1000 or if I’m going to build a steam gauge panel with real instruments retrofitted with servos (I’m leaning towards the steam gauge panel, we’ll see). I’m going to move on from that and I would like to build a completely custom cockpit instrument panel by adding my own Arduino based switches, dials, knobs and radio/nav displays. I currently have a homebuilt cockpit panel that is Logitech based with a Logitech yoke and a monitor to display an aircraft 2D panel. ![]()
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