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Cessna Aircraft
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C172 B
C172 C
C172 I Skyhawk
C172 K & L float plane
C172 K & L Skyhawk
C172 M float 1973
C172 M float 1974 to 1976
C172 M Skyhawk
C172 P II Skyhawk
C172 Q Cutlass
C172 RG II Cutlass
C172 A
C172, D, E, F, G, H
72N,P/Hawk 100 float
C172N/Hawk 100 1977
C172N/Hawk 100 to '80
C172 Skyhawk 2003
Skyhawk SP 2003
C175 C
C175,A,B
C172R & 172S Skyhawk
C172 (1957) pilot report
Hawk XP pilot report
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Cessna 172 Skyhawk & 175 Skylark history, performance and specifications
The Cessna 172 is without doubt the most
successful mass produced light aircraft in
history. From 1955 through to 1967 the 172
was powered by the six cylinder Continental
O-300, before this engine was replaced by
the four cylinder Lycoming O-320.
Cessna expected
the new 172 to have only limited success, in
view of the release of the Cessna 177
Cardinal at the same time.
But the Cessna 172 became the most
successful mass produced light aircraft in
history.
The Skyhawk went through a series of
developments in terms of aerofoil redesign,
wider track undercarriage, increased fuel
capacity options, reshaped windows and an
optional higher standard "II" equipment
package. High performance variants included
the R172 Hawk XP, with a 195 hp engine, and
the 172RG, with retracting undercarriage and
a 180 hp Lycoming O-360 engine. Production
models ran from the 172I of 1968 to the 172P
of 1985.
Total Cessna 172 family production over
42,500, of which the civil Continental
powered models account for about 15,800.
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