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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'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] During the post-World War II era, Cessna was known as one of the "Big Three" in general aviation aircraft manufacturing, along with Piper and ...
Cessna 172 Skyhawk: 1955 44,000+ Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Cessna 175 Skylark: 1956 2,106 Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane
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. Also built in Hungary, Romania, Spain, Czechoslovakia and ...
Pages in category "Cessna aircraft" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total. ... Cessna 170; Cessna 172; Cessna 172RG Cutlass; Cessna 175 Skylark;
At 8:59 am, the PSA crew was alerted by the approach controller about a small Cessna 172 aircraft nearby. The Cessna was being flown by two licensed pilots. One was Martin Kazy Jr., 32, who possessed single-engine, multi-engine, and instrument flight ratings, as well as a commercial certificate and an instrument flight instructor certificate ...
This Cessna 172 is the same make and model plane that crashed into the Bank of America Tower in Tampa, Florida. An investigation followed the incident. Officials ruled out terrorism although eyewitnesses said that the plane made no apparent attempt to avoid hitting the building. Officials finally suggested that the crash was an apparent suicide.
Cessna has historically used model years similar to U.S. auto manufacturers, with sales of new models typically starting a few months prior to the actual calendar year. 182 Initial production version built only for the 1956 model year. Powered by a carbureted 230 hp (172 kW) Continental O-470-L piston engine, gross weight 2,550 lb (1,157 kg ...