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Cessna 172 Skyhawk

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High wing, light alloy, single piston light aircraft.

Photo: Textron Aviation

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston, Diesel

Application

Touring

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

2-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

Synthetic vision Option

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Cessna 172 Skyhawk	1955 / 1955	2013	Baseline variant, includes all previous variants.
Cessna 172S Skyhawk	1998 / 1998		Production: 45 (2026) GAMA: Textron Aviation CE-172S Skyhawk SP. Standard version from 2013, also known as Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP.
Cessna J172T Turbo Skyhawk JT-A	2014 / 2014	2018	Diesel-engined variant.

Airframer

Textron Aviation Inc.

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