Cessna 172P
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| Type | Civilian aircraft |
| Author(s) | `David Megginson |
| FDM | JSBSim |
| --aircraft | c172p, c172p-2dpanel, c172p-panel-only |
| Status | Production |
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The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft.
A C172 has been the default aircraft in FlightGear since 2000, when it replaced the Navion. It has had a long development and includes a wide variety of simulation features.
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Variants
The following four variants currently exist in the FlightGear Git data repository:
- c172p
- c172p-2dpanel
- c172p-panel-only
- c172r (different model)
Aircraft help
- If you would like to know why your aircraft is turning left, have a read at understanding Propeller Torque and P-Factor.
- The aircraft has a simulation of the Bendix/King KAP140 Autopilot.
Engine Start
- Mixture: Rich (Red all the way in)
- Throttle: Open 1/8 (Black almost all the way out)
- Parking Brake: Applied (Shift-B)
- Prop Area: Clear
- Magnetos: Both (}}} three times)
- Ignition: Start (s)
Takeoff
- no flaps
- full throttle
- rotate at 55 KIAS
Climbout
- no flaps
- full throttle
- 80 KIAS
Cruise
- throttle 65%
- mixture rich of peak
Landing
- full flaps
- 65 KIAS
V Speeds
The information in this section is based on external resources[1][2].
| Stall speed, dirty (Vs0) | 33 kts |
| Stall speed, clean (Vs1) | 44 kts |
| Rotation speed (Vr) | 55 kts |
| Best angel of climb (Vx) | 59 kts |
| Best rate of climb (Vy) | 76 kts |
| Maneuvering speed (Va) | 99 kts |
| Max structural cruising speed (Vno) | 127 kts |
| Never exceed speed (Vne) | 158 kts |
Development status/Issues/Todo
Outside:
- textures/ mapping needs some correction
3D cockpit:
- cockpit is textured but textures need more polish
- no pilot or co pilot present
- the light switch labels are hard to read.
External links
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