60 or 70 Years? It could be argued that in June next year the Cessna 172 will be 70 years old?
After all the first 172 was just a Cessna 170B with a nose wheel and nothing more. After owning a beautiful Cessna 170A for many years and also instructing on Cessna 172's for many hundreds of hours there was little difference, even more the 170 was cleaner, shorter take and landings and the beautifully smooth and the C145 6 Cylinder motor ran like a switch watch. Did the addition of training wheels really justify a name change??
Hopefully this diatribe will get this thread back on Track? He He
Don't say 'Could be argued' on here, you are just asking for it arnt you?
Your post got me googling.
1948 C170 Introduced
1952 C170B Introduced (cost $7245 USD) how does that stack up to today price of around $275,000USD.
1956 Nose Equipped C170B with square tail called the C172. (All C170 production stopped).
Id 'Argue' the C172 is 61 years old.
Never flew the C170 unfortunately.
The O-1 Bird Dog had 60* Fowler Flaps. That would slow it down.