Cessna 140
Built between 1946 and 1949
Engine: Continental C85-12
Horsepower: 85
Recommended time before overhaul: 1,800 hours
Wingspan: 32.67 feet
Length: 20.75 feet
Height: 6.25 feet
Empty weight: 860 lbs
Gross weight 1450 lbs
Rate of climb: 680 ft/min
Service ceiling: 15,500 feet
Max Fuel: 25 gallons
Range: 315 NM
75% cruise: 91 kts
Stall Speed: 39 kts
Takeoff: 650 feet
Landing: 460 feet
Takeoff over 50-foot obstacle: 1850 ft
Landing over 50-foot obstacle: 1530 ft
Cessna 140A
Built between 1949 and 1951
Engine: Continental C90-12
Horsepower: 90
Recommended time before overhaul: 1,800 hours
Wingspan 33.25 feet
Length: 20.75 feet
Height: 6.25 feet
Empty weight: 860 lbs
Gross weight 1500 lbs
Rate of climb: 640 ft/min
Service ceiling: 15,500 feet
Standard Fuel: 25 gallons
Max Fuel: 42 gallons
Range 315 NM
75% cruise: 91 kts
Stall Speed: 39 kts
Takeoff: 680 feet
Landing: 460 feet
Takeoff over 50-foot obstacle: 1850 ft
Landing over 50-foot obstacle: 1530 ft
These are great little airplanes, cheap to buy, cheap to operate and very reliable. Some of the earlier 140’s had cloth wing coverings, the others were all aluminum. Also a great plane to get a tailwheel endorsement in your log book.