Cessna is an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing company. Its headquarts is in Wichita, Kansas. Cessnas main products are small, piston-powered aircraft. Cessna also produces business jets.
Cessna models
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft.
Summary
Avionics.Garmin 1000 (cessna 172S).
Body. |
Narrow Body, single aisle. |
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Landing gear. |
Tricycle. |
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Type of main Landing gear.. |
. |
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number of main Landing gears. |
3. |
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no of wheels in the L/G.. |
3. |
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wing. |
strut based monoplane. |
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Wing swept back. |
0 degrees. |
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Maximum operating mac number. |
0.82 |
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wing tip devices. |
none. |
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Engines attachment. |
nose mounted. |
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Number of engine. |
2. |
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Engine type. |
Continental O-300. Lycoming O-360-A4N. |
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| Control column | control column. | ||
Tail Type. |
conventional. |
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Flight controls. |
cables and pulleys (mechanical). |
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: three passengers
- Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
- Height: 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
- Wing area: 174 sq ft (16.2 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 7.32
- Airfoil: modified NACA 2412
- Empty weight: 1,691 lb (767 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,450 lb (1,111 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 56 US gallons (212 litres)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360-L2A four cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine, 160 hp (120 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed metal
Performance
- Cruise speed: 122 kn (140 mph; 226 km/h)
- Stall speed: 47 kn (54 mph; 87 km/h) (power off, flaps down)
- Never exceed speed: 163 kn (188 mph; 302 km/h) (IAS)
- Range: 696 nmi (801 mi; 1,289 km) with 45 minute reserve, 55% power, at 12,000 ft
- Service ceiling: 13,500 ft (4,100 m)
- Rate of climb: 721 ft/min (3.66 m/s)
- Wing loading: 14.1 lb/sq ft (68.6 kg/m2)
Avionics
- Optional Garmin G1000 primary flight display