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C210 A Two Ten
C210 B,C Two Ten
C210 D & E Centurion
C210 F Centurion
210 G,H & J,K,L Centurion
C210 M,NII
Ce210 M,NII to 1978
C210R Centurion
T 210 F turbo Centurion
T 210 G,H & J turbo Centurion
T 210 K turbo
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Cessna 210 Centurion history, performance and specifications
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The Cessna 210
began as a retractable undercarriage version
of the Cessna 182 itself a tricycle-geared
derivation of the tail-dragger Cessna 180.
It first flew as the "Model 185" at the
beginning of 1957, and was the first Cessna
model to start production life with a swept
fin (added on the second prototype in 1958,
renamed "Model 210") and retracting gear.
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The early aircraft had the straight rear
fuselage and faired rear cabin, but from the
210B, the "omni-vision" rear window and
accompanying narrow rear fuselage appeared.
The type was known, from the up-powered 210D
if 1964, as the Centurion. Strutless
cantilever wings appeared in 1967 with the
210G. These later aircraft had a smaller,
square rear window, rather than the
"omni-vision" style.
The cantilever wing had a distinct dihedral
and was placed further aft. The 210J lost
the distinctive chin bump of earlier models,
with its more rounded cowling in 1969. Other
developments included long side windows on
the 210K's larger cabin, widely spaced nose
landing lights on the 210L, and introduction
of optional turbo-charged versions from the
F model onwards. In 1978, the fully
pressurised model P210N was introduced, with
four distinctive small windows on each side.
The last model was the 210R/T210R of 1985,
which was quite expensive. Only 112 were
built. Production of the 21 ended in 1986,
but in 1998 Cessna considered returning the
type to production.
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