Private Single Engine
Cessna 350 Corvalis
ICAO: COL3
Overview
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is one of the most recognizable light aircraft ever built. Introduced in the 1950s, it became the standard training platform for private pilots worldwide. Continuous production and refinement have kept the model relevant for decades.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Lycoming O-360 L2A
- Engine type
- Piston
- Power
- 160 hp · 119 kW
- Avionics
- Garmin G1000 glass cockpit
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 4
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 3 ft 3 in · 1.00 m
- Cabin height
- 3 ft 11 in · 1.20 m
- Cabin length
- 11 ft 10 in · 3.60 m
- Exterior length
- 27 ft 3 in · 8.30 m
- Tail height
- 8 ft 11 in · 2.72 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 3 ft 7 in · 1.10 m
- Wing span
- 36 ft 1 in · 11.00 m
- Baggage volume
- 30 ft³ · 0.9 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,550 lb · 1,150 kg
- Max landing weight
- 2,550 lb · 1,150 kg
- Max payload
- 900 lb · 400 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 60 gal · 200 L · 200 kg (AvGas)
- Max cruise speed
- 123 kt · 142 mph · 228 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 47 kt · 54 mph · 87 km/h
- Range
- 687 nm · 790 mi · 1,270 km
- Fuel burn
- 26.40 nm/gal · 12.91 km/L
- Ceiling
- 13,500 ft · 4,100 m
- Rate of climb
- 730 ft/min · 4 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 1,630 ft · 500 m
- Landing distance
- 1,340 ft · 410 m
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