The Cessna 172, also known as the Cessna Skyhawk, has a maximum speed of around 124 ktas or knots true airspeed, which is about 143 mph. In terms of distance, the Skyhawk can fly approximately 640 ...

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Like the Cessna 170, the original 172 used the six-cylinder, 145-horsepower Continental O-300 engine. In 1968, the powerplant was replaced with a four-cylinder Lycoming O-320 producing 150 hp.

The largest Cessna plane in its lineup is the Citation Longitude, which can fit up to 12 passengers and fly up to 3,500 nm ...

The duo had managed to fly their own Cessna 172 for a full 50 days, landing on September 21 1958. It was clear changes were needed. For the next attempt, Kuenzi reinstalled the plane’s original ...

Part of that money went towards purchasing a then-relatively-new Cessna 172 single-engine propeller airplane which has, in the decades since its introduction, made a name for itself as being more ...

Jayson Biggins, who runs a volunteer wildlife rescue air service with his Cessna 172, has been flying feathered and furry ...

The Cessna 172 cruises at a top speed of around 143 mph, while the Cessna 182 tops out at 170 mph. The 182 also comes out ahead for distance, with a range of over 1,000 miles versus the 172, which ...