The Cessna 172 debuted in 1956, evolving from the 170 with "Land-O-Matic" tricycle gear and a straight vertical stabilizer, initially priced at $8,295. Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, key ...
In 1956, Cessna started building the 172 training plane - and more than 60 years on, it’s still in production. Why has it been so popular? It can seat four people, in a squeeze, and weighs a little ...