The Cessna 205, 206 and 207, known primarily as the Stationair (and marketed variously as the Super Skywagon, Skywagon and Super Skylane), are a family of single-engined, general aviation aircraft with fixed landing gear, used in commercial air service as well as for personal use.

The line's combination of a powerful engine, rugged construction and a large cabin has made these aircraft popular bush planes.

The extra 15 hp (11 kW) was obtained by turning the engine at a higher rpm, and was allowed for only five minutes.

From 1970, it was named the “Stationair”, a contraction of “Station Wagon of the Air”, which is a good description of the aircraft's intended role.

[2] After a production hiatus of twelve years, Cessna started manufacturing a new version of the venerable 206 in 1998, with the introduction of the newly certified 206H.

This is due to concerns about passenger egress through the rear clamshell door with the flaps extended.

Cessna addressed one part of this problem early on, after a flight-test aircraft was damaged when the pilot extended the flaps while taxiing, and his passenger had the clamshell door open (for ventilation; it was a hot summer day).

[2] Cessna has indicated that they do not intend to produce a P206-configuration aircraft in the future, due to lack of market demand.

[citation needed] The Model 207 was a seven- and later eight-seat development of the 206, achieved by stretching the design further by 45 inches (114 cm)[5] to allow space for more seats.

Thus the propeller's ground clearance was unaffected by the change (the nosewheel had moved forward the same distance as the propeller), but the tail moved aft relative to the mainwheel position, which made landing (without striking the tailskid on the runway) a greater challenge.

[2] At the beginning of production the model was called a Cessna 207 "Skywagon", but in 1977 the name was changed to "Stationair 7".

[2] The Cessna Model 207 has been popular with air taxi companies, particularly on short runs where its full seating capacity could be used.

[8] Soloy Aviation Solutions offers a turboprop conversion for some 206/207 models with the 418 shp (312 kW) Rolls-Royce/Allison M250 engine/gearbox package.

[11][12] Cessna has historically used model years similar to U.S. auto manufacturers, with sales of new models typically starting a few months prior to the actual calendar year.The aircraft is popular with air charter companies and small cargo air carriers, and is operated by private individuals and companies.

Canwest Air operates two Cessna 206 aircraft in Northern Alberta and are the backbone of their charter fleet.

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