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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.^[5] First flown in 1955,^[5] more 172s have been built than any other aircraft.^[6]

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 43,000.^[7]^[8] The aircraft remains in production today.

The Cessna 172 started life as a tricycle landing gear variant of the taildragger Cessna 170, with a basic level of standard equipment. In January 1955, Cessna flew an improved variant of the Cessna 170, a Continental O-300-A-powered Cessna 170C with larger elevators and a more angular tailfin.^[9] Although the variant was tested and certified, Cessna decided to modify it with a tricycle landing gear, and the modified Cessna 170C flew again on 12 June 1955.^[9] To reduce the time and cost of certification, the type was added to the Cessna 170 type certificate as the Model 172.^[9] Later, the 172 was given its own type certificate, 3A12.^[10]^[11] The 172 became an overnight sales success, and over 1,400 were built in 1956, its first full year of production.^[12]

172F

The 1965 model 172F introduced electrically operated flaps to replace the previous lever-operated system.^[10] It was built in France by Reims Cessna as the F172 until 1971. These models formed the basis for the U.S. Air Force's T-41A Mescalero primary trainer, which was used during the 1960s and early 1970s as initial flight screening aircraft in USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT). Following their removal from the UPT program, some extant USAF T-41s were assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy for the cadet pilot indoctrination program, while others were distributed to Air Force aero clubs.^[19]

A total of 1,436 172Fs were completed

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Length	27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Height	8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Wingspan	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Wing Wing Area	174 sq ft (16.17 sq m)
Wheelbase	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Tread	N/A
Cabin Interior Height Width Length	48 in (1.22 m) 40 in (1.00 m) 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Maximum Passengers	4
Baggage Capacity Weight Volume	120 lb (54.4 kg) 30 cu ft (0.85 cu m)

Maximum Ramp Weight	2,558 lb (1,160 kg)
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2,550 lb (1,157 kg)
Maximum Landing Weight	2,550 lb (1,157 kg)
Maximum Zero Fuel Weight	N/A
Usable Fuel Capacity Weight Volume	318 lb (144 kg) 53 gal (201 l)
Basic Operating Weight	1,640 lb (744 kg)
Useful Load	918 lb (416 kg)
Maximum Payload	910 lb (413 kg)
Full Fuel Payload	600 lb (272 kg)

Maximum Cruise Speed	124 ktas (230 km/h)
Maximum Range	640 nm (1,185 km)
Takeoff Takeoff Distance Ground Roll	1,630 ft (497 m) 960 ft (293 m)
Landing Landing Distance Ground Roll	1,335 ft (407 m) 575 ft (175 m)
Service Ceiling	14,000 ft (4,267 m)
Maximum Climb Rate	730 fpm (223 mpm)
Maximum Limit Speed	163 kias (302 km/h)
Stall Speed	48 kcas (89 km/h)

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