Is there a 6 passenger airplane (single engine) that can actually hold 6 adults?

Question

Unless I'm reading the specs wrong, single engines like the Cessna and Beech that are 6 passenger will only hold about 450 lbs or so worth of passengers (assuming you have a full tank).

Answer 1

My Cessna 206 weighs 1863lbs empty and has a gross weight of 3499lbs (with the Sportsman STOL). With 480 lbs of fuel (full tanks) I can carry 1156lbs of passengers and a pilot (divided by six it equals 192lbs each).

Full fuel gives me 4.5 hrs of endurance with reserve and start/taxi allowances for a range of 675 miles with no wind.

A Cherokee Six can carry 1108lbs of pilot and passengers with full fuel (3400lb gross - 1788lb empty - 504lb fuel) which equals 184 lbs divided by six.

Answer 2

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Is there a 6 passenger airplane (single engine) that can actually hold 6 adults?
Unless I'm reading the specs wrong, single engines like the Cessna and Beech that are 6 passenger will only hold about 450 lbs or so worth of passengers (assuming you have a full tank).

Answer 3

Probably not, with a full cabin, even some airliners have to block off seats to allow for enough fuel at a given weight... Most of the time, the spec sheet will list a max range, and then a max range at MTOW or Max Takeoff Weight...

Answer 4

the new honda VLJ and the rival Piper can hold 5-6 adults or u can have a toilet instead

Answer 5

If you haul a full payload you're generally fuel limited. If you haul a full fuel load you're payload limited. Airliners can have the same problem. You can haul full payload or full fuel, but not both at the same time.

Answer 6

That's why you preform a W&B before you TKOF. You figure how much fuel you'll need (plus reserves) and that will tell you how much weight you can carry

Answer 7

well, i hate to say this, but if it is a 6 passenger plane, then it should carry 6 adults. Unless i am missing something. Thanks for the thumbs down.

Answer 8

Yea there can