Cessna Aircraft announced on Monday at EAA AirVenture that it received an order from the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and signed a separate sales agreement with Kent State University. The CAP placed an order for 19 new aircraft—17 Skylane 182Ts and two Turbo Stationair HD T206Hs. Meanwhile, the multi-year agreement with Kent State includes the purchase of a new Skyhawk 172, product support, training and Kent State’s commitment to purchase new primary trainers solely from Textron Aviation, Cessna's parent company.
The 19 aircraft to be delivered to the CAP are being produced at Textron Aviation’s Cessna manufacturing facility in Independence, Kansas. They will be delivered throughout the second half of this year and replace older models in the CAP fleet. This year, the organization is celebrating 75 years of using civilian aviation resources to boost the nation’s defense.
Cessna has already delivered a new Skyhawk 172 to Kent State University as part of the agreement. Doug May, the company's v-p of piston aircraft, presented the keys to the new aircraft to the university at Textron Aviation’s static display at Oshkosh on Monday. Kent State University, located in Ohio, operates 17 Skyhawks as the university’s primary flight trainer.
