REARWIN 185 "SKYRANGER" - Plane + Pilot

1940’47

Plane & Pilot

Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Rearwin Skyranger was a side-by-side two-seat cabin monoplane introduced in 1940.
It was initially produced in four versions with 75-90 hp Continental or Franklin engines.
The aircraft was reintroduced after WWII as the Skyranger 185 by Commonwealth Aircraft with an 85-hp Continental engine, with production ending in 1947.
A typical model has a top speed of 114 mph, a cruise speed of 103 mph, a range of 500 miles, and a service ceiling of 14,000 feet.

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Rearwin Aircraft and Engines introduced the Skyranger in 1940 as a side-by-side two-seat cabin monoplane. This aircraft was first produced in four versions: the 175 with a 75-hp Continental, the 180 with an 80-hp Continental, the 180F with a 80-hp Franklin, and the 190F powered by a 90-hp Franklin engine. After World War II, the aircraft was reintroduced as the Skyranger 185 by Commonwealth Aircraft, a company created from Rearwin in 1941. Its production was terminated in 1947. The Skyranger 185 differs from its predecessors in only one respect, an 85-hp Continental engine.