Cessna 172 Skyhawk

1955 touring aircraft family
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Summary

Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Angola[3], National Air Force of Angola[4]
  • Based on: Cessna 170[5]
  • Manufacturer: Cessna[6]
  • Developer: Cessna[7]
  • Subclass of: land-based utility aircraft[8], Cessna aircraft[9], monoplane[10]
  • Has use: utility aircraft[11]
  • Commons category: Cessna 172[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • First flight: 1955[14]
  • Service entry: 1956[15]
  • Official website: http://cessna.txtav.com/en/piston/cessna-skyhawk[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cessna 172[17]
  • Maximum capacity: 3 passenger[18]
  • Total produced: 44,000[19]
  • Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[20]
  • Undercarriage: fixed tricycle gear[21]
  • Wing configuration: shoulder wing[22]
  • Native label: Cessna 172 Skyhawk[23]
  • Length: 8.2 m[24]
  • Wingspan: 10.92 m[25]

Why It Matters

Cessna 172 Skyhawk has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Uli Elch · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Subclass of → land-based utility aircraft, Cessna aircraft, monoplane
    Country of origin → United States
    Manufacturer → Cessna
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Follows: Cessna 170"
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