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The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four seat, single engine, high fixed wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172’s have been built than any other aircraft. 

Early 172’s were similar in appearance to the 170, with the same straight aft fuselage and tall gear legs, although the 172 had a straight vertical tail while the 170 had a rounded fin and rudder. Later versions of the 172 incorporated revised landing gear and sweptback tail which is still in use today. The final aesthetic development, in the mid 1960s, was a lowered rear deck that allowed an aft window. Cessna advertised this added rear visibility as “omni-vision.” This air frame configuration has remained almost unchanged since then, except for updates in avionics and engines, including the Garmin G1000 cockpit in 2005. Production had been halted in the mid 1980s, but was resumed in 1996. 

General Characteristics

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
• Height: 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
• Wing area: 174 ft² (16.2 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 2412 (modified)
• Empty weight: 1,620 lb (736 kg)
• Useful load: 830 lb (376 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,450 lb (1,113 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Lycoming IO-360-L2A flat-4 engine, 160 hp (120 kW) at 2,400 rpm
• Drag area: 5.58 ft² (0.52 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 7.32
• Lift-to-drag ratio: 11.6
• Wing loading: 14.1 lb/ft² (68.8 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 15.3 lb/hp (9.25 kg/kW)

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 163 knots (187 mph, 302 km/h)
• Maximum speed: 123 knots (141 mph, 228 km/h) at sea level
• Cruise speed: 122 knots (140mph, 226 km/h)
• Range: 610 nm (790 mi, 1,272 km) at 55% power at 12,000 ft (3,040 m)
• Service ceiling: 13,500 ft (4,116 m)
• Rate of climb: 720 ft/min (3.7 m/s)