Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Trainer / Touring Aircraft
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a single engine four-seat light touring aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation.
The Cessna 172 was in production by Cessna and Reims (France) between 1956 and 1986. Production resumed in 1997 as Skyhawk 172R and Skyhawk SP, based on Cessna 172B. No aircraft on the world was more often produced than the Cessna 172, until today (2010) more than 43000 Cessna 172 have been produced.
Crew | 1 | |
Passengers | 3 |
Propulsion | 1 Piston Engine | |
Engine Model | Lycoming IO-360-L2A | |
Engine Power | 119 kW | 160 hp |
max. Cruise Speed | 239 km/h | 129 kts 148 mph |
max. Speed (vne) | 302 km/h | 163 kts 188 mph |
Service Ceiling | 4.115 m | 13.500 ft |
Rate of climb | 219 m/min | 720 ft/min |
Range | 1.272 km | 687 NM 791 mi. |
Empty Weight | 736 kg | 1.622 lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 1.113 kg | 2.454 lbs |
Wing Span | 11,00 m | 36 ft 1 in |
Wing Area | 16,2 m² | 174 ft² |
Length | 8,28 m | 27 ft 2 in |
Height | 2,72 m | 8 ft 11 in |
First Flight | 1955 | |
Production Status | in production | |
Total Production | >43000 | |
Developed from | Cessna 170 |
ICAO Code | C172 C72R | |
FAA TCDS | 3A12 | |
EASA TCDS | A.051 | |
Data for (Version) | Cessna 172R Skyhawk R | |
Variants | 172B, 172R |
[Photo-ID: 2620] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-05 | |
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Reg.: D-EHAD c/n: 172-29059 | |
Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2009 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] |
[Photo-ID: 13376] © Karsten Palt 2016-09-10 | |
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Reg.: D-EROQ c/n: 46233 built in 1959 | |
Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] |
[Photo-ID: 6268] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
Cessna 172A Reg.: N7791T c/n: 47391 | |
Yanks Air Museum [Chino, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 5534] © Karsten Palt 2012-04-27 | |
Cessna 172K Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Reg.: 110 c/n: 172-58110 | |
Republic of Singapore Air Force Museum [Singapore] |
[Photo-ID: 5844] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-10 | |
Cessna 172M Skyhawk Reg.: N102PD c/n: 172-61108 | |
Museum of Flying [Santa Monica, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 2103] © Karsten Palt 2009-05-10 | |
Cessna 172P Skyhawk Reg.: D-EOMX c/n: 172-75304 | |
Flugtag Bremen 2009 [Bremen (EDDW / BRE)] |
[Photo-ID: 3269] © Hartmut Ehlers 2010-04-18 | |
Cessna 172R Aero-Club Hamburg Motorflug e.V. Reg.: D-EOEU c/n: 172-80200 Built in 1997; has a Thielert Centurion 2.0 diesel engine now. | |
[Uetersen-Heist (EDHE)] |
[Photo-ID: 2982] © Hartmut Ehlers 2010-01-18 | |
Cessna C172E Skylab Escola de Aviacao Reg.: PT-LOI c/n: 172-51639 Built 1964; Picture taken after happy landing on runway 20R with photographer as PIC: another exotic flight log entry. | |
[Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro (SBRJ / SDU)] |
[Photo-ID: 2081] © Karsten Palt 2009-05-10 | |
Cessna-Reims F172 Skyhawk Reg.: D-EEZT | |
Flugtag Bremen 2009 [Bremen (EDDW / BRE)] |
[Photo-ID: 2074] © Karsten Palt 2009-05-10 | |
Cessna-Reims F172H Skyhawk Reg.: D-ECFW c/n: F17200740 | |
Flugtag Bremen 2009 [Bremen (EDDW / BRE)] |
[Photo-ID: 2076] © Karsten Palt 2009-05-10 | |
Cessna-Reims F172K Skyhawk Reg.: D-ECKP c/n: F17200768 | |
Flugtag Bremen 2009 [Bremen (EDDW / BRE)] |
[Photo-ID: 2934] © Karsten Palt 2009-08-16 | |
Cessna-Reims F172M Skyhawk Reg.: D-ECUV c/n: F17200934 | |
[Wiefelstede-Conneforde (EDWP)] |
[Photo-ID: 3764] © Karsten Palt 2009-07-20 | |
Cessna-Reims F172M Skyhawk Reg.: D-EEFR c/n: F17201246 | |
[Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel (EDWI / WVN)] |
[Photo-ID: 1834] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-03 | |
Cessna-Reims F172M Skyhawk Reg.: OK-TOY c/n: F17201191 | |
[Friedrichshafen (EDNY / FDH)] |
[Photo-ID: 2543] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-04 | |
Cessna-Reims F172M Skyhawk II Reg.: D-EEWY c/n: F17200956 | |
Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2009 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] |
[Photo-ID: 12093] © Karsten Palt 2015-08-30 | |
Cessna-Reims F172N Skyhawk Reg.: PH-SKC c/n: 1673 | |
Flugtag Breitscheid 2015 [Breitscheid (EDGB)] |
[Photo-ID: 2952] © Hartmut Ehlers 2009-08-15 | |
Cessna-Reims F172N Skyhawk Aero-Paraclub de Spa Reg.: OO-CNW c/n: F17202023 Plane chartered by photographer for a tour with friends after happy return. | |
[Spa-La Sauvenière (EBSP)] |
[Photo-ID: 3272] © Hartmut Ehlers 2010-04-18 | |
Reims F172N Skyhawk II Reg.: D-EOPD c/n: 172-1955 Built in 1980. | |
[Uetersen-Heist (EDHE)] |
[Photo-ID: 2963] © Hartmut Ehlers 2009-09-19 | |
Cessna-Reims F172N Skyhawk II Aero-Club Hamburg Motorflug e.V. Reg.: D-EOOD c/n: F172-1958 The photographer as PIC of the plane on that day. mfg. 1980 | |
[Husum-Schwesing (EDXJ)] |
[Photo-ID: 2083] © Karsten Palt 2009-05-10 | |
Cessna-Reims F172P Skyhawk Bremer Verein für Luftfahrt Reg.: D-EFPE c/n: F17200119 | |
Flugtag Bremen 2009 [Bremen (EDDW / BRE)] |
[Photo-ID: 5600] © Karsten Palt 2012-04-29 | |
Cessna T-41B Mescalero (R172E) Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Reg.: 15-054 c/n: R172-0055 | |
The War Memorial of Korea [Seoul] |