Skylane JT-A

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The 2013 Cessna Skylane JT-A is primarily distinguished by its SMA diesel engine, which operates on Jet A fuel, contrasting with the 2012 Turbo Skylane's Lycoming engine that uses 100LL avgas.
The JT-A offers a longer Time Between Overhaul (TBO) of 2400 hours (vs. 2000 hours for the Turbo Skylane) and achieves better cruise fuel efficiency at 11 gallons per hour compared to the Turbo Skylane's 13 gallons per hour.
Despite very similar useful loads, the 2012 Turbo Skylane provides a greater payload capacity with full standard fuel (483 lbs) than the 2013 Skylane JT-A (408 lbs).
Both aircraft models share many identical specifications, including maximum takeoff weight, dimensions, seating capacity, maximum operating altitude, and very similar cruise speeds, indicating comparable airframe and general flight performance.

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2013 Cessna Skylane JT-A and 2012 Cessna Turbo Skylane

2013 Cessna Skylane JT-A

2012 Cessna Turbo Skylane

Engine(s) make/model:

SMA SR-305-230E-C1

Lyc TIO-540-AK1A

Horsepower:

230

235

TBO (hrs.) :

2400

2000

Fuel Type:

Jet A

100LL

Max Takeoff Weight (lbs.) :

3100

3100

Empty Weight (lbs.):

2100 (est)

2095

Useful Load, Std. (lbs.):

1000

1005

Usable Fuel, Std. (gals./lbs.):

87/592 (@6.8 lbs./gal.)

87/522

Payload, Full Std. Fuel (lbs.):

408

483

Wingspan (ft.):

36

36

Overall Length:

28 ft. 5 in.

28 ft. 5 in.

Height:

9 ft. 4 in.

9 ft. 4 in.

Wing Area (sq. ft.):

174

174

Wing Loading (lbs./sq. ft.):

17.8

17.8

Power Loading (lbs./hp):

13.5

13.2

Seating Capacity:

4

4

Cabin Width (in.):

42

42

Cabin Height (in.):

48.5

48.5

PERFORMANCE

Cruise Speed, 20,000 ft. @75% (kts):

157

159

Cruise Fuel Burn (gph-lbs./hr.):

11/75

13.0/78

Best Rate Of Climb, SL (fpm):

1000

1040

Max Operating Altitude (ft.):

20,000

20,000

V_so (kts.):

41

41

Takeoff Over 50 ft. (ft.):

1385

1385

Landing Over 50 ft. (ft.):

1350

1385

Source:

Cessna Aircraft

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