 On 9 October 2007 Cessna announced that a Ballistic Recovery Systems airframe ballistic parachute system would be a factory-installed option on the Cessna 162.While the initial proof-of-concept aircraft flew with a Rotax 912S engine, the production Cessna 162 is powered by a direct drive air-cooled, carbureted Continental O-200-D engine, producing at 2,800 rpm and equipped with a two-blade, fixed pitch composite propeller.With the O-200D engine the Skycatcher is capable of cruise at speeds as high as 118 knots (136 mph/219 km/h), with a maximum range of at a gross weight of 1,320 lb (599 kg).