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Cessna 185F
The Skywagon is a six-seat member of Cessna's utility-aircraft line. Its fixed conventional undercarriage distinguishes it from the tricycle-gear Stationair family. The prototype flew in 1960, with production aircraft following in 1961.
Floats and skis expanded the uses of an aircraft already suited to carrying people and supplies. The 185F in the catalogue is a particular development of the design; its developer's package determines which undercarriages, avionics and other options are available in the simulator.
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Cessna 185 Skywagon: Brawny, backcountry workhorse
Dave Hirschman · June 2015
Born to Fly the Cessna A185F Skywagon
Michelle Adserias interviews Bryan Rose · 8 January 2025
The All-Around Skywagon
Owner account by Zach Wright · 20 November 2023
188 AGTruck · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
Cessna 188 AGTruck
The 188 family is quite different from the high-wing touring singles usually associated with Cessna. A low wing and working-load hopper serve its agricultural purpose, while the pilot sits high behind the engine and load area. Production ran from the 1960s into the early 1980s.
Agwagon, Agtruck and related names identify developments within the family. The Agtruck entry in this catalogue is therefore best understood as a specialist working aircraft, with its mission equipment as important to its identity as the flight instruments.
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The Devil is in the Details
Ted Delanghe · 3 September 2025
Don’t Give Up, Get Up
Graham Lavender interviews Guy McClary · 1 August 2024
Pilot statement concerning N731MB
Torben Than Christensen · statement dated 16 August 2015
195 Businessliner · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The original Local Legend release
Microsoft introduced Carenado’s Cessna 195 as Local Legend VII alongside the Canada world update in September 2022. The original package offered eight classic liveries plus Xbox and Aviator’s Club schemes. This announcement gives the aircraft’s original release context; the MSFS 2024 edition listing establishes its place in the later simulator.
Official September 2022 release; MSFS 2024 edition inventory linked separately
195 Businessliner · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The original MSFS 2020 release
Local Legend VII introduced the 195 Businessliner in September 2022 alongside World Update XI: Canada. The original Marketplace package includes ten liveries.
2022-09-29 · release and package scope
Cessna 195 Businessliner
The Cessna 190 and 195 were developed as enclosed-cabin general aviation aircraft after the Second World War. Their radial engines and rounded cowlings set them apart from the later flat-engine Cessna singles. The high wing and conventional landing gear complete a distinctly period outline.
The Businessliner name reflects the intended role as practical personal and company transport. Its combination of a substantial cabin and a single radial engine places it between the smaller club aeroplanes and the twin-engine executive transports of the same era.
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