The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. More Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft. It is probably the most popular flight training aircraft in the world.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1

• Capacity: 3 passengers

• Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)

• Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)

• Height: 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)

• Wing area: 174 ft² (16.2 m²)

• Airfoil: NACA 2412 (modified)

• Empty weight: 1,620 lb (736 kg)

• Useful load: 830 lb (376 kg)

• Max takeoff weight: 2,450 lb (1,113 kg)

• Powerplant: 1× Lycoming IO-360-L2A flat-4 engine, 160 hp (120 kW) at 2,400 rpm

• * Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0319

• Drag area: 5.58 ft² (0.52 m²)

• Aspect ratio: 7.32

• Lift-to-drag ratio: 11.6

• Wing loading: 14.1 lb/ft² (68.8 kg/m²)

• Power/mass: 15.3 lb/hp (9.25 kg/kW)


Performance

• Never exceed speed: 194 knots (223 mph / 359 km/h)

• Maximum speed: ?knots (indicated) (? mph / ?km/h)

• Cruise speed: 172 knots (indicated) (198 mph / 316 km/h)

• Stall speed: 68 knots (indicated) (78 mph / 126 km/h)

• Range: 917 nautical miles (1,055 miles / 1,475 km)

• Service ceiling 18,000 ft (5,486 m)

• Rate of climb: 1,280 ft/min (390 m/min)

• Rate of climb (one engine inoperative): 170 ft/min (51.8 m/min)