172 production by model and year

[Luvrv8]

I thought so. But I am one of the crazy ones who flies a couple cardinals. This is a funny story from the San Luis Obispo get together. On the way back climbing thru 4000 we hit some minor turbulence. I can tell the turbulence by how hard my head hits the roof. I have 1 inch between my headset and roof. On this part of the flight my head did not even hit the roof. My wife said why was this the only plane there without the "wing thingies". I asked her what was she talking about. She said the poles from the wings to the bottom of the plane. I said this plane has a full spar and does not need them. She said she would not fly in this plane again, she was afraid the wings would break off. I told her that I would get knocked out by hitting my head on the roof before the wings fall off. She was not happy with that either.

 

[Desert Hawk]

How about pictures for the earlier models??? Anyone?

 

[Luvrv8]

I guess we don't count. Cessna wants us to buy the later model 172's

 

[Pilawt]

How about pictures for the earlier models??? Anyone?

Well, as long as you ask ...

1957 172

1958 172

1959 172

1960 172A

1961 172B

1961 172B Skyhawk

[to be continued]

 

[Pilawt]

1962 172C

1962 172C Skyhawk

1963 172D

1963 172D Skyhawk

1963 P172D 172 Powermatic

1963 P172D Skyhawk Powermatic

1964 172E

1964 172E Skyhawk

[more to follow]

 

[Pilawt]

1965 172F

1965 172F Skyhawk

1966 172G

1966 172G Skyhawk

1967 172H

1967 172H Skyhawk

1968 172I Skyhawk

[more to follow]

 

[Pilawt]

1969 172K

1969 172K Skyhawk

1970 172K

1970 172K Skyhawk

1971 172L Skyhawk

1972 172L Skyhawk

1973 172M Skyhawk

1974 172M Skyhawk

[more to follow]

 

[Luvrv8]

Wow, the 1967H is the twin to what I own. Mine has a few streaks of oil on the belly though.

 

[Pilawt]

1975 172M Skyhawk

1976 172M Skyhawk

1977 172N Skyhawk

1978 172N Skyhawk

1979 172N Skyhawk

1980 172N Skyhawk

1981 172P Skyhawk

1982 172P Skyhawk

[more to follow]

 

[Pilawt]

1983 172P Skyhawk

1983 172Q Cutlass

1984 172P Skyhawk

1985 172P Skyhawk

1986 172P Skyhawk

[more to follow]

 

[Luvrv8]

I thought the Cutlas was a retract.

 

[Pilawt]

1980 172RG Cutlass RG

1981 172RG Cutlass RG

1982 172RG Cutlass RG

1984 172RG Cutlass RG

1977 R172K Hawk XP

1978 R172K Hawk XP

1979 R172K Hawk XP

1980 R172K Hawk XP

1981 R172K Hawk XP

 

[Pilawt]

I thought the Cutlas was a retract.

Model 172Q Cutlass (1983-85): fixed gear, 180 hp Lycoming O-360-A4N, fixed-pitch prop

Model 172RG Cutlass RG (1980-85): retractable gear, 180 hp Lycoming O-360-F1A6, constant-speed prop

 

[Rusty Rudder]

Great collection of 172 photographs Jeff, thanx for posting !

 

[Pilawt]

Since 175s are family, too:

1958 175

1959 175

1960 175A

1960 175A Skylark

1961 175B

1961 175B Skylark

1962 175C Skylark (there was no "base" model that year)

1968 FR172E Reims Rocket

1970 FR172G Reims Rocket

 

[PorcoRosso]

The 2 unique 172's

172

R172P

 

[Pilawt]

The 2 unique 172's

172

R172P

I've seen that record-holding '58 172 hanging over the bag claim carousels at KLAS. Imagine -- takeoff in December 1958 and land in February 1959. Over 1500 hours in one logbook entry! To this day, no other airplane, civil or military, comes anywhere close to this record.

That link for the photo of Matthias Rust's F172P (not R172P) isn't working for me. Try here:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Reims-F172P-Skyhawk/1964710/L

 

[RocketPilotHD]

Hello Thanks for the great Pictures!
Does anyone know about the differences build in France (Reims). Also maybe pictures since they seem have used different paint schemes as well. In general I seem to have a hard time finding history specific to Reims.

 

[Pilawt]

Does anyone know about the differences build in France (Reims). Also maybe pictures since they seem have used different paint schemes as well.

I'm not sure of all the differences between the Reims F172 and the US-built 172, but here are some major ones:

-- US-built 172s switched from the Continental O-300 to the Lycoming O-320 engine for the 1968 model year (172I). Reims F172s continued using the Rolls-Royce/Continental O-300 through the 1971 model year (F172H), and switched to the Lycoming O-320 with the 1972 F172L.

-- Reims-built F172s with the Rolls-Royce/Continental engine had a rectangular "Rolls-Royce" logo on the cowl (the small silver rectangle below the windshield in this photo of a 1968 F172H: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Reims-F172H/1426880/L). The logo was a sticker that did not weather well, so it's not a reliable spotting feature.

-- The US-built 1972 172L was the first to have the longer dorsal fin (https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jWN_wf-M8moxB82-OR8NdTfYiar2kKj38SJztGKxCAg?feat=directlink). The 1972 F172L still had the old, smaller dorsal (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Motor-Flygskolen/Reims-F172L/0503762/L). The first Reims-built F172 with the long dorsal was the 1973 F172M.

-- Each year from 1961 until 1971 the paint schemes for the base-model US 172s were different from those for the higher-priced "Skyhawk" version. The French-built versions had paint schemes similar to the US base-model schemes (not often seen here, as the vast majority of US 172s were purchased with the optional "Skyhawk" package). When I get some time I'll post links to some example photos.

-- F172s did not display the name "Skyhawk" until the 1974 model year.

-- From 1978 through 1982 the FAA allowed new light airplanes to have small registration marks, and Cessna designed paint schemes that did not leave room for the usual 12-inch marks still required in other countries. French-built airplanes had modified paint schemes to accommodate 12-inch registration marks. Compare a US 1981 172P (https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/OQ04IAdFi3d3FBnLTBIU-jfYiar2kKj38SJztGKxCAg?feat=directlink) with a 1981 F172P (www.airliners.net/photo/Reims-F172P-Skyhawk/0403446/L).

 

[RocketPilotHD]

The US-built 1972 172L was the first to have the longer dorsal fin (https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jWN_wf-M8moxB82-OR8NdTfYiar2kKj38SJztGKxCAg?feat=directlink). The 1972 F172L still had the old, smaller dorsal (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Motor-Flygskolen/Reims-F172L/0503762/L). The first Reims-built F172 with the long dorsal was the 1973 F172M.

Thanks for the information. Very interesting. You are right on the Rolls-Royce sticker. On mine its just a white sticker. The logo has completely faded. Just one thing about the dorsal fin. Not sure if I am missing something. But my bird was sold to me as a '71 and the POH does say last changes made in '71 but according to a a service manual from '68-'76 (found on the Internet) the serial numbers say its a '72. It has the exact same paint as the C172L '72 you posted and it also has the long dorsal fin.