Cessna
Cessna 172S Skyhawk
The certified four-seater everyone knows.
If light aviation has a default setting, it is the Skyhawk. Four seats, a Lycoming 180 hp, and a support network that stretches from a grass strip in Normandy to a flight school in Arizona.
Key figures
Max speed
302 km/h
Range
1,185 km
Engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Seats
4
Dimensions
Top view
Wingspan
11 m
Side view
Length
8.28 m
Height
2.72 m
Performance
Cruise
226 km/h
Max speed
302 km/h
Vne
302 km/h
Stall
87 km/h
Stall speed (clean)
98 km/h
Climb
3.7 m/s
Airframe
- Category
- Certified
- Wing
- High wing
- Seats
- 4
- Variant
- 172S Nav III
- First flight
- 1955
- Construction
- All-metal semi-monocoque
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy airframe, steel engine mount, composite fairings on later serials
- Propeller
- McCauley 2-blade fixed-pitch
- Status
- in production
General
- ICAO type designator
C172
Likely · Cessna 172S POH
- Propeller
McCauley 2-blade fixed-pitch
Estimated · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
- Fuel
100LL
Likely · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
- Best glide ratio
9:1
Estimated · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
Weights
- Empty weight
744 kg
Verified · Cessna 172S POH
- Max takeoff weight
1,157 kg
Verified · Cessna 172S POH
- Useful load
413 kg
Estimated · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
- Fuel capacity
212 L
Verified · Cessna 172S POH
Powerplant
- Propeller
McCauley 2-blade fixed-pitch
Estimated · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
- Fuel
100LL
Likely · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
