The Cessna 172 started life as a tricycle landing gear variant of the taildragger Cessna 170, with a basic level of standard equipment. Įarly Cessna 172s, like this 1957 model, had a " fastback" rear cabin with no rear window and featured a "square" fin design. The Skyhawk's main competitors have been the Beechcraft Musketeer and Grumman AA-5 series (neither currently in production), the Piper Cherokee, and, more recently, the Diamond DA40 and Cirrus SR20.
The aircraft remains in production today. Cessna delivered the first production model in 1956, and as of 2015, the company and its partners had built more than 44,000 units. Measured by its longevity and popularity, the Cessna 172 is the most successful aircraft in history. The Skyhawk name was originally used for a trim package, but was later applied to all standard-production 172 aircraft, while some upgraded versions were marketed as the Cutlass. It was developed from the 1948 Cessna 170 but with tricycle landing gear rather than conventional landing gear. First flown in 1955, more 172s have been built than any other aircraft. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company. Light, single engine aircraft, most numerous production aircraft in history
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