The Cessna P172D and R172 are a series of light two to four-seat, single-engine, fixed wing aircraft produced by Cessna between 1963 and 1985. The series began as an attempt to rebrand the unpopular C
French-built Reims FR172G
The R172 series shares a type certificate with the Cessna 175 Skylark rather than the original 172.
The third production Reims FP172D
The first production R172E operating as a T-41B Mescalero with the US Army, c. 1967
The Cessna T-41 Mescalero is a military version of the popular Cessna 172, operated by the United States Air Force and Army, as well as the armed forces of various other countries as a pilot-training
Cessna R172
…sold poorly and was discontinued from the American civilian market after only a year. However, the R172 found success with military operators as the T-41 Mescalero, and was eventually reintroduced to the civilian market in 1977 as the Hawk XP. The aircraft was also produced in France by Reims Aviation for the…
Cessna T-41D of the 557th Flying Training Squadron
Cessna T-41B of the Republic of Korea