Cessna 172P
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Type | Civilian aircraft |
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Author(s) | David Megginson |
FDM | JSBSim |
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Status | production |
A C172 has been the default aircraft in FG since 2000, when it replaced the Navion. It has had a long development and includes a wide variety of simulation features for FG 1.0. See Understanding Propeller Torque and P-Factor
C172 has a simulation of the Bendix/King KAP140 Autopilot.
Variants
The following four variants exist in the FlightGear CVS data repository:
- c172p
- c172p-2dpanel
- c172p-panel-only
- c172r
Aircraft help
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
Vso: 33 kts Vx: 56 kts Vy: 76 kts Va: 99 kts Vne: 158 kts
Common Aircraft Keys
Key | Action |
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Enter | Move Rudder Right |
0/Insert | Move Rudder Right |
[] | Flaps up/down |
{} | decrease/increase magneto on selected engine |
~ | select all engines |
s | start selected engines |
h | toggle heads up display |
m/M | mixture richer/leaner |
n/N | propeller finer/coarser |
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.
General:
- It is routine to observe 135 Kias at 2850 RPM in level flight at 1000 MSL, using only 13 gph. This is not the sort of performance seen in real-life Skyhawks.
- What is the expected performance according to your estimation?
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