By: Jan - 13th June 2005 at 11:26
Papa Lima,
Rod Simpson’s “Airlife’s General Aviation” states that the first flight occured on June 12, 1955. Production was initiated in November 1955, with a total of 173 (yes indeed) Cessna 172s being produced that year. I’ve received information on the date from Cessna as well, and they confirm June 12 as being the correct date.
BTW, I’m currently compiling a book on the military Cessna T-41/172s, from Angola to Vietnam, together with US authors Walt Shiel and Mike Little. The book will be published on March 2, 2006 by Slipdown Mountain Publications LLC.
Everything on the ‘172 in military service is of interest!
Regards,
Jan
By: Chipmunk Carol - 12th June 2005 at 09:05
Doesn’t the latest C172 have a glass cockpit? That is not exactly lo-tech.
By: Yak 11 Fan - 9th June 2005 at 23:52
Better buy the old girl a card for her birthday then
By: BlueRobin - 9th June 2005 at 20:53
Maule have been going forever and positively trade on their ancestry, even if it is a typically run family business 😉 Nothing to be ashamed of if you can turn it to your advantage.
By: Papa Lima - 9th June 2005 at 20:00
According to this web site:
http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=140
it was in November 1955.
Jan, to keep my “first flights” database correct, please could you confirm your date of June 12 and provide a source for that information?
By: Auster Fan - 9th June 2005 at 19:10
Equally though, how many people have had their first taste of flying, I wonder? Like it or loathe it, it certainly has made its mark on aviation history.
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