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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.
Cessna C-34 Airmaster. 1935. 42. Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane. Cessna Model C-37. 46. Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane. Cessna Model C-38. 16.
The Model 140 was named by the US Flight Instructors Association as the "Outstanding Plane of the Year" in 1948. [11] Cessna's first helicopter, the Cessna CH-1, received FAA type certification in 1955. [13] Cessna 172. Cessna introduced the Cessna 172 in 1956. It became the most produced airplane in history. [13]
Production period Notes Start End Cessna 172: C: Utility / trainer: 44,000+ [1] United States: 1956: present Also built in France by Reims Aviation. Ilyushin Il-2: M: Ground-attack: 36,183 Soviet Union: 1941: 1945 Messerschmitt Bf 109: M: Fighter: 34,852 Germany: 1936: 1958 Most-produced fighter and single-seat aircraft.
Skylane production resumed in 1997 with the 182S, with Cessna dropping the model year system used on previous models. The 182S was powered by a fuel-injected 230 hp (172 kW) Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 and introduced multiple other improvements, such as new seats, cabin soundproofing, and corrosion proofing.
Developed into. Cessna 182 Skylane Cessna 185 Skywagon. The Cessna 180 Skywagon is a four- or six-seat, fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane which was produced between 1953 and 1981. Though the design is no longer in production, many of these aircraft are still in use as personal aircraft and in utility roles such as bush flying.
Textron eViation Nexus Tiltrotor eVTOL model at EBACE 2023. Textron completed its purchase of Beech Holdings in March 2014 for approximately US$1.4 billion in cash. The parent company, Textron, financed the equity purchase and the repayment of Beechcraft's debt in cash, plus its issue of US$600 million in senior notes and a new US$500 million five-year term loan.
The 1965 model year brought major changes to the Skymaster, which led to a new model number, 337, being assigned. The most significant change was the addition of retractable undercarriage similar to that of the Cessna 210 Centurion , which sat four inches lower than the 336 for ease of entry/exit.