The Cessna 172 started life as a tricycle landing gear upgrade from the taildragger Cessna 170, with a basic level of standard equipment. The first flight of the prototype was in November 1955. The 172 became an overnight sales success and over 1400 were built in 1956, its first full year...
The panel is set high, and unless you're tall, the view forward is limited, especially during the landing flare. Conversely, the side windows are mounted low beneath the wings so that most pilots and passengers need to scrunch down in the seat to see out the sides. As the Skylane ...
Instrument panel (Cesna)Citation CJ2 2001 = ClwM reg; two 2400# Williams-Rolls FJ44-2C turbofans; span: 49'6" length: 47'8" load: 4941# v: 555/472/105 range: 2000 ceiling: 45,000'.Cessna Comet (Robert O'Hara coll)Comet 1917 = 4pOmwM; 60hp Anzani. Semi-closed cockpit; ful...
The 1963 182F boasted a horizontal stabilizer that had been widened by ten inches, as well as flap pre-select, a thicker, one-piece windshield and back window, and a standard T-panel. An alternator replaced the generator with the H model. 1970’s 182N model sported a new gross weight ...