But what is the plane's top speed, and how far can it fly? The Cessna 172, also known as the Cessna Skyhawk, has a maximum speed of around 124 ktas or knots true airspeed, which is about 143 mph.

Ever wondered why a humble high-wing trainer outsells every other aircraft in history and still reigns supreme over modern flight decks? Beneath that unassuming aluminum skin lies a design so simple ...

With more than 43,000 built, Cessna's 172 ranks as the most successful light airplane ever. Redbird's Skyhawk project, which it calls the "Redhawk," takes an existing Skyhawk and makes it like a ...

Today’s Top Pick is a 1956 Cessna 172 Skyhawk. It is safe to call the Cessna 172 Skyhawk a historic aircraft. While it evolved from the 170 taildragger, the early 172 had its own strong identity ...

Fine choice, but the right one? After all, there was another aircraft that also first flew in 1955, Cessna’s Model 172 Skyhawk, a Mach 0.17 (125 mph) performer versus Crusader’s Mach 1.2. And ...

ATP Flight School has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation to purchase 40 Cessna 172 Skyhawk trainers for delivery in 2025, bringing the number of Skyhawks it has on order with the company to 95.

Read all three installments here. There is a very good chance that the pilot on your last airline flight once trained on a tiny Cessna 172 Skyhawk. It is a slow, stable, possibly even boring bug ...

There’s hardly a pilot flying today who hasn’t logged at least a few hours in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. It’s the world’s best-selling single-engine airplane, with more than 35,000 built since ...