Cessna 172 Skyhawk

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Cessna Cessna 172 Skyhawk (on floats/seaplane)

Cessna CitationJet/M2 (CJ1, CJ2, CJ3) series

Aircraft

172 Skyhawk C172

Private/Training (SkyLane branding, blue/white with decals)

G-TREB

Registration

Manufacturer

Cessna

Gear

Nikon D3300 55-300mm

Achievements

Vintage Voyager

Badge earned

Location

Spitfire Corner

Cornwall Airport Newquay · NQY/EGHQ

50.4343, -4.9755

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Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY

Airport

Insights

Aviation History

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the most produced aircraft in history, widely used for flight training, recreation, and personal transport.

Fleet Rarity

Extremely common; Cessna 172s number well into the tens of thousands worldwide.

Record Flights

Numerous C172s have completed long ferry and endurance flights, though G-TREB is not famous for any particular record.

Safety & Events

The C172 has an excellent safety record for a light piston single; individual registrations may have incident history, but nothing notable is widely documented for G-TREB.

Future Outlook

Active; Cessna 172s are long-lived and are commonly overhauled or rebuilt as needed.

Specifications

Lycoming O-320 (typical variant for C172)

Engine

11.0 m

Wingspan

8.3 m

Length

1,185 km

Range

226 km/h

Speed

4 passengers (pilot included)

Capacity

1,111 kg

MTOW

2.7 m

Height

Lycoming O-320: ~119 kW (160 hp)

Thrust

ICAO Chapter 6 (typical small piston single), ~65-70 dB on takeoff

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