Compare aircraft models
Up to four models side by side. Each column describes the type, not any one aircraft.
Choose models
The picker searches 1,021 models.
- Cessna 180B
- Cessna 182T
- Piper PA-24
- Sling HW
Comparison
4 models side by side: scroll sideways to see them all. The attribute names stay on the left.
| Cessna 180B | Cessna 182T | Piper PA-24 | Sling HWThese figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | ||||
| Seats | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Landing gear | taildragger | tricycle | tricycle | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Engine | Continental O-470-K | Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 | Lycoming O-360-A1A | Rotax 916 iS (160 hp; 915 iS 141 hp on earlier kits) |
| Horsepower | 230 hp | 230 hp | 180 hp | 160 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL | 100LL | 100LL | — |
| Certification basis | CAR3 | CAR3 | CAR3 | amateur-built |
| Production start | 1958 | 2001 | 1958 | 2020 |
| Production end | 1958 | current | 1964 | — |
| Endorsements required | high-performance;tailwheel | high-performance | complex | — |
| Performance | ||||
| Cruise (75 % power) | 143 KTAS | 145 KTAS | 143 KTAS | 145 KTAS |
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | 600 nm | 915 nm | 900 nm | 900 nm |
| Service ceiling | 19,600 ft | 18,100 ft | 18,500 ft | 23,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,100 ft/min | 924 ft/min | 910 ft/min | 679 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 48 KCAS | 49 KCAS | 53 KCAS | 49 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,205 ft | 1,514 ft | 1,650 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,365 ft | 1,350 ft | 1,400 ft | — |
| Load and fuel | ||||
| Seats | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Useful load | 1,090 lb | 1,090 lb | 1,075 lb | 1,080 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 760 lb | 568 lb | 715 lb | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,650 lb | 3,100 lb | 2,550 lb | 2,469 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,560 lb | 2,010 lb | 1,475 lb | 1,389 lb |
| Usable fuel | 55 gal | 87 gal | 60 gal | 50 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 12.9 gal/h | 12.9 gal/h | 10.1 gal/h | 7.4 gal/h |
| Cost of ownership | ||||
| Price, low | $145,000 | $240,000 | $55,000 | $227,468 |
| Price, high | $325,000 | $880,000 | $160,000 | $255,463 |
| Prices as of | 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2022 |
| Engine TBO | 1,500 h | 2,000 h | 2,000 h | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | $40,000 | $46,000 | $32,000 | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | $55,000 | $66,000 | $46,000 | — |
| The fleet and its record | ||||
| Registered, all time | 281 | 1,374 | 690 | 20 |
| Active fleet | 94 | 967 | 346 | 20 |
| Median year built | 1959 | 2005 | 1960 | 2025 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 4 | 24 | 16 | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1 | 42.55 · thin base (low) | 24.82 | 46.24 | 0 · thin base (low) |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active2 | 21.28 · thin base (low) | 13.44 | 40.46 | 0 · thin base (low) |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 9 | 186 | 70 | 6 |
| Transfers per 100 active3 | 9.57 · thin base (low) | 19.23 | 20.23 | 30 · thin base (low) |
| Airworthiness directives | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low | ok | ok | low |
| Peer scores | ||||
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
| Accident record4 | 1.8 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10) | 9.5 of 10 | 3.8 of 10 | — |
| Severity5 | 6.7 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10) | 1 of 10 | 7.1 of 10 | — |
| Access6 | 0.1 of 10 | 7.3 of 10 | 8.5 of 10 | — |
| Support7 | 4.2 of 10 | 10 of 10 | 6.8 of 10 | 1.2 of 10 |
| Liquidity8 | 0.2 of 10 | 8.8 of 10 | 5.5 of 10 | 9.3 of 10 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown)9 | 13 out of 50ranks 3 of 3 here | 36.6 out of 50ranks 1 of 3 here | 31.7 out of 50ranks 2 of 3 here | — |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: Cessna 180B, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 94 active; Cessna 182T, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 967 active; Piper PA-24, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 346 active; Sling HW, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 20 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: Cessna 180B, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 94 active; Cessna 182T, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 967 active; Piper PA-24, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 346 active; Sling HW, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 20 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: Cessna 180B, per 100 active aircraft · base 94 active; Cessna 182T, per 100 active aircraft · base 967 active; Piper PA-24, per 100 active aircraft · base 346 active; Sling HW, per 100 active aircraft · base 20 active.
- Accident record: Cessna 180B, class median 33.21 · 223 models in class; Cessna 182T, class median 33.21 · 223 models in class; Piper PA-24, class median 33.21 · 223 models in class; Sling HW, class median 33.21 · 223 models in class.
- Severity: Cessna 180B, class median 12.5; Cessna 182T, class median 12.5; Piper PA-24, class median 12.5; Sling HW, class median 12.5.
- Access: Cessna 180B, class median 796; Cessna 182T, class median 796; Piper PA-24, class median 796; Sling HW, class median 796.
- Support: Cessna 180B, class median 131; Cessna 182T, class median 131; Piper PA-24, class median 131; Sling HW, class median 131.
- Liquidity: Cessna 180B, class median 19.89; Cessna 182T, class median 19.89; Piper PA-24, class median 19.89; Sling HW, class median 19.89.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.