![]() ![]() In reviewing this new model Paul Bertorelli of AVweb said: 'I’m sure Cessna will find some sales for the Skyhawk JT-A, but at $420,000, it’s hard to see how it will ignite much market expansion just because it’s a Cessna. The 172RG did not find wide acceptance in the personal aircraft market because of higher initial and operating costs accompanied by mediocre cruising speed, but was adopted by many flight schools since it met the specific requirements for 'complex aircraft' experience necessary to obtain a Commercial Pilot certificate (the role for which it was intended), at relatively low cost. The 172RG sold for about US$19,000 more than the standard 172 of the same year and produced an optimal cruise speed of 140 knots (260 km/h), compared to 122 knots (226 km/h) for the contemporary 160 horsepower (120 kW) version. The Cutlass featured a variable-pitch, constant-speed propeller and a more powerful engine of 180 horsepower (130 kW). Cessna 172RG Cessna introduced a retractable landing gear version of the 172 in 1980 and named it the Cutlass 172RG. As of 2009, only the S model is in production. The 172S is built primarily for the private owner-operator and is, in its later years, offered with the avionics package and leather seats as standard equipment.
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