Cessna Aircraft Company / Textron Aviation - USA
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Width/Span
36.1 ft
(11.00 m)
Empty Wgt
1,640 lb
(744 kg)
Wgt Diff
+917 lb
(+416 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the Cessna 172 production variant)
Installed:
(Variable): 1 x Continental O-300 six-cylinder, air-cooled engine developing 145 horsepower; 1 x Textron Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine of 180 horsepower.
Max Speed
186 mph
(300 kph | 162 kts)
Ceiling
14,009 ft
(4,270 m | 3 mi)
Range
736 mi
(1,185 km | 2,195 nm)
Rate-of-Climb
730 ft/min
(223 m/min)
♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
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ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
Values are derrived from a variety of categories related to the design, overall function, and historical influence of this aircraft in aviation history.
The overall rating takes into account over 60 individual factors related to this aircraft entry.
Rating is out of a possible 100 points.
This entry's maximum listed speed (186mph).
Graph average of 150 miles-per-hour.
Cessna 172 operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).
Max Altitude Visualization
The three qualities reflected above are altitude, speed, and range.
Showcasing era cross-over of this aircraft design.
Compared against Ilyushin IL-2 (military) and Cessna 172 (civilian).
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