From 56-61 the 182 was simply the 180 with a nosegear. In 62 the 182
got a 4 inch wider fuselage, the same fuselage as today. The 180/185
remained the same. Hence the term widebody.

CriticalMass wrote:
Larryskydives wrote:

I have also found a couple of mid 60's wide body 182's.



Well, since nobody else mentioned it, I will.

Nowhere in my aviation experience, dating from around 1968, can I
remember any official reference to "wide body 182s"
( I took it upon myself to delete the apostrophe, since we're not doing
the possessive thing here).

That term doesn't compute.