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Ozgrade3 23rd Apr 2018 10:11

Has Cessna dropped the Skyhawk Diesel.
 
All reference to the Diesel powered Skyhawk has dissapeared from Cessna or Textron websites over the last few days.

Anyone know what's happening?

ThreeThreeMike 7th May 2018 04:19

That seems odd. There was a feature story about it in the March issue of Plane and Pilot. I wouldn't think Cessna would have cooperated with the magazine if they planned to kill it just a few months later.

The Skylane version, the 182 JT-A, was discontinued some time ago, but I thought the 172 would survive in the training market, particularly in Europe. That being said, I have no idea if the aircraft appeals to European operators. I'm just another uninformed American. :D

Ozgrade3 11th May 2018 13:21

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/...o-skyhawk-jt-a
Well we got our answer. Very sad news. Unless the entire GA market switches to Jet-A, it wont survive. Currently jet A is 60 cents per litre cheaper than Avgas. Avgas of any kind is too much of a nich product and companies won't want to refine it any more.
In any case it's no loss for flying schools as the Archer/Warrior is far more robust an airframe and is much better suited to ham fisted student pilots.


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