Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
When you fly the Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, Headingstar's instruments mark its own speeds and limits: the airspeed arcs and V-speeds, the engine gauges' green arcs and red lines. Typical published figures; the aircraft's handbook is the reference.
- Type
- Piston single
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-L2A
- Power
- 180 hp
- Fuel
- 56 gal, 53 usable
- Flaps
- 0° · 10° · 20° · 30°
- Gear
- Fixed
- Max weight
- 2,550 lb
- Cruise
- 124 kt
- Ceiling
- 14,000 ft
- Best glide
- about 9 : 1
Airspeed
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| Speed | KIAS | |
|---|---|---|
| Vso | Stall, flaps down | 40 |
| Vs1 | Stall, clean | 48 |
| Vr | Rotation | 55 |
| Vx | Best angle of climb | 62 |
| Vy | Best rate of climb | 74 |
| Vg | Best glide | 68 |
| Vfe | Flaps extended, full | 85 |
| Vfe | Flaps extended, first notch | 110 |
| Vno | Maximum structural cruising | 129 |
| Vne | Never exceed (red line) | 163 |
The PFDs mark Vr, Vx, Vy and Vg on the airspeed tape; the round airspeed indicator draws the arcs, the red line.
Engine
The markings on the engine gauges:
TachometerRPM
Green 2,100–2,700Red above 2,700
Oil pressurepsi
Green 50–90Yellow 20–50Yellow 90–115Red below 20Red above 115
Oil temperature°F
Green 100–245Red above 245
Fuel flowgal/h
Green 0–11
SuctioninHg
Green 4.5–5.5
CHT°F
Green 200–500Red above 500
VoltsV
Green 24–32Red below 24Red above 32
Unusable fuel: 1.5 gal a tank, as the fuel gauges' red line.
In the simulator
The Hub uses this profile when the simulator's aircraft title contains 172. The rules are tried in order, so the first that matches wins. To use another profile, set the device's ENGINE in the Hub to it instead of auto.