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Tank-dry, where fuel runs out at catalogue's stored cruise burn.

Excludes reserves: range beyond the dashed circle requires a leaner cruise than what we store. Great-circle, still air, book cruise. Estimates only: always verify against the POH.

Payload vs. Range

Occupants:

Fuel on board

Cargo

nm

Range

Cargo is additional payload after occupants and baggage.
full tanks
Available Range / nm
Mission capable. This load flies with full fuel.
Fuel reduced by . left aboard for nm range.
Over max payload by . At this load it cannot lift a single occupant.

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Mission Profile

Used market Only available used
143
KTAS
Cruise Speed
525
nm
Max Range
13,300
ft
Service Ceiling
7
Occupants
1,238
lbs
Wet Payload
Endorsements & ratings:
  • High-Performance
Cessna 207A Stationair at Hella Airport, Iceland, July 2021. Photo: Matasjauu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cessna 207A Stationair at Hella Airport, Iceland, July 2021. Photo: Matasjauu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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About the Cessna 207 Stationair 7

Overview

The Cessna 207 Stationair 7 is the stretched, maximum-volume member of the Stationair line; pilots call it “the Sled” or simply “the seven-place.” Cessna added about 45 inches to the Cessna 206 fuselage to create a piston single that seats seven (eight in the later 207A Stationair 8) or swallows a large volume of bulky cargo. It gives up speed for sheer capacity, which is why it became a backbone of bush operators, jump schools, and air-taxi fleets for decades. Power comes from the fuel-injected Continental IO-520-F.

For a buyer, the 207 is the volume play. Its useful load of about 1,628 lb is the highest in the Stationair family, several hundred pounds above the 206 and the Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair, and it backs that up with a seventh seat and a nose baggage bay. The trade is range and pace: stretched and fixed-gear, it cruises near 143 knots and carries about 525 nautical miles of range, the shortest legs of the three. It has been out of production for decades, so every example is a used airframe, but steady demand from working operators keeps clean ones in the air. Choose it over the Cessna 206 Stationair when you simply need to move more people or freight behind a single engine.

Key Features for GA Buyers

  • Cabin volume: Seven seats, or an equivalent load of freight, fit in a fuselage stretched well beyond the 206’s.
  • Nose baggage compartment: A dedicated forward baggage bay in the stretched nose supplements the rear cabin and helps keep the center of gravity manageable when loading.
  • Stable in the bumps: The long fuselage makes a steady instrument platform and a smoother ride for passengers than the shorter Stationairs.
  • Familiar powerplant: The Continental IO-520-F is a well-understood engine with broad shop and parts support.

Trade-offs

  • Slow for the power: Length and fixed gear hold cruise to roughly 140 knots despite 300 horsepower on takeoff.
  • Trucklike feel: Control forces are noticeably heavier than a Cessna 182 or even a 206; it rewards a firm hand more than a light touch.
  • Wants runway: Loaded toward its 3,800 lb gross, the 207 needs more pavement to clear an obstacle than its shorter siblings.

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Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Wingspan 36 ft
Height
10 ft
Length
32 ft
Parking area (ft²2)
1,704 ft²
Max Takeoff Weight
3,800 lbs
Max Landing Weight
3,800 lbs
Useful Load
1,628 lbs
Fuel Capacity
65 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed
143 KTAS
Never-Exceed (VNE)
Source: Pilot's Operating Handbook / Aircraft Flight Manual 186 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (VNO)
Source: Pilot's Operating Handbook / Aircraft Flight Manual 151 KIAS
Approach Speed
75 KIAS
Stall, Clean (VS1)
65 KIAS
Range
525 NM
Service Ceiling
13,300 ft
Rate of Climb
810 fpm
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle
1,970 ft
Landing over 50 ft obstacle
1,500 ft

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Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Cessna 207 Stationair 7 specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.

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