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120/140 Baggage Area

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Good afternoon everyone,

Can any of y'all shoot me a photo or two of the 120/140 baggage area, and or/the dimensions? I have flown one, and looked at several at fly-ins in my area, and have yet been smart enough to remember to get a good look at this area. The 140 is on my shortlist for a future purchase and I really like airplane camping, so just want to get an idea of the area I am working with for packing/planning, etc. I understand weight limitations, etc. Luckily, primarily a sea level pilot (say 10' to 2,000' elevations typically) and fly solo most often.

Thanks for whatever you help you can provide.
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Drew, you can always drop by Salmon River when your out and about.
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Hi Drew.

Here's some info on the baggage area measured from the floor to the hat shelf.

Hat shelf to floor: 21 1/2".
Floor width: at rear bulkhead 24"; behind seat 31".
Floor depth: between bulkheads: 14 inches; from seat back to rear bulkhead 22-25 inches depending on position of seat back bottom.
Top width: 34" at rear bulkhead; 38" behind front bulkhead; between seat and front bulkhead; 33".
Top depth: 16-19" depending on position of seat back top.

My son and I flew our 1st 140 from interior Alaska to Oklahoma with the baggage packed full (no hat rack) with survival gear, food, baggage, etc. It will hold a lot of stuff!

Hope this helps.
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8362 wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 6:44 am Drew, you can always drop by Salmon River when your out and about.
Definitely need to pop in soon! Still have the 120 then? Where are you keeping the 182 - do they both fit in the hangar?
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8424 wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 8:37 am My son and I flew our 1st 140 from interior Alaska to Oklahoma with the baggage packed full (no hat rack) with survival gear, food, baggage, etc. It will hold a lot of stuff!

Hope this helps.

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Awesome, thanks!
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8424 wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 8:37 am Hi Drew.

Here's some info on the baggage area measured from the floor to the hat shelf.

Hat shelf to floor: 21 1/2".
Floor width: at rear bulkhead 24"; behind seat 31".
Floor depth: between bulkheads: 14 inches; from seat back to rear bulkhead 22-25 inches depending on position of seat back bottom.
Top width: 34" at rear bulkhead; 38" behind front bulkhead; between seat and front bulkhead; 33".
Top depth: 16-19" depending on position of seat back top.

My son and I flew our 1st 140 from interior Alaska to Oklahoma with the baggage packed full (no hat rack) with survival gear, food, baggage, etc. It will hold a lot of stuff!

Hope this helps.

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I second what he said. I dont have a hat rack installed on my 140 and it got me and all of my luggage from florida to utah with no problems. It certainly has more room than I actually need.
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Thanks all, this has been quite helpful. And I assume the 120 is the same as the 140 for baggage area?
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That would be correct.
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If your wanting to carry weight, a 120 would probably be superior to a 140, because it’s lighter weight, or should be unless it’s been made heavy.
I would be looking for a light airplane, likely with an 0-200. Almost any mod or upgrade as most call them add weight, 150 exhaust systems, 150 seat etc all add weight as well as does of course metal wings.
A few lbs here and there add up, and very often people in trying to improve their airplane end up with a heavy one.
Depending on where you will be flying an airplane without an electrical system can be a whole lot lighter than one with, I mean a whole lot, and likely much cheaper too.
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