Paul Sengupta wrote:

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Paul Sengupta wrote:


Isn't the 185 the predecessor of the 206?

The 180 came first. Narrow body, 230 HP, tail wheel. Then in '56 came
the 182. It was just the 180 with a nosewheel. In '61 the 185 was
born. It was the same as the 180 with a 260 HP IO-470 engine. Some
structural beef up was included. In '62 the 182 was widened 4 inches.
In '63 the 205 was introduced, it was the 210 with fixed gear, although
at the time it was called the Super Skylane. In '64 Cessna beefed up
the 205 and created the 206. In '65 the 205 was dropped. In '66 the
185 got the 520 for 285 HP as an option, standard in '67.


Bleargh!

So was the 185 ever widened?

No.


When did it get 6 seats,

Never.


or did it always
have 6 seats in certain guises?

Well, like the 182 it had an option for those jokes they call childs seats.


In the same size plane as a 180? Or as a
later 182? 'eck!

The 180 and the 185 always were and are the same size. Now, they do
have some pretty nice extended baggage areas that can be installed. As
a matter of fact Selkirk Aviation just got an extended baggage for the
wide body 182's STC'd. I'll be doing that to mine, it goes back from
the current rear bulkhead 34 inches.