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Cessna 172

Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Cessna 172S
Role Civil utility aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Cessna
Textron Aviation
First flight June 12, 1955
Introduction 1956
Status In production
Produced 1956–1986, 1996–present
Number built 44,000+[1]
Developed from Cessna 170
Variants Cessna T-41 Mescalero
Developed into Cessna 175 Skylark

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.[2] First flown in 1955,[2] more 172s have been built than any other aircraft.[3] It was developed from the 1948 Cessna 170 but with tricycle landing gear rather than conventional landing gear. The Skyhawk name was originally used for a trim package, but was later applied to all standard-production 172 aircraft, while some upgraded versions were marketed as the Cutlass.

Measured by its longevity and popularity, the Cessna 172 is the most successful aircraft in history. Cessna delivered the first production model in 1956, and as of 2015, the company and its partners had built more than 44,000 units.[1][4][5] With a break from 1986–96, the aircraft remains in production today.

A light general aviation airplane, the Skyhawk's main competitors throughout its lifetime have been the Beechcraft Musketeer and Grumman American AA-5 series (neither currently in production), the Piper PA-28 Cherokee,[6] and, more recently, the Diamond DA40 Star and Cirrus SR20.

  1. ^ a b Flight International, June 20, 2017, p. 24.
  2. ^ a b "Cessna Skyhawk" Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (2013), Cessna Aircraft Company. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AvWeb1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Isabel Goyer (January 19, 2012). "Cessna 172: Still Relevant". Flying. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Cessna homepage: Skyhawk Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-01-22
  6. ^ Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, pp. 22–23. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN 0-918312-00-0

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