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A2A 172 RELEASED!

All the high wing Cessnas I flew back in the 80s made city buses seem as sterile as operating rooms. But looking back $30 bucks a hour for a 172 wet was a bargain.
Also I remember one of the 152s our FBO rented was being worked on and I was called over.All the mechs were standing around laughing.After alot of complaints about the smell one mech popped the side door panels off.Out dropped about 200 cigarette butts! They then started doing that to all the trainers and there must have been 1000 butts in a pile.The owner taped as many as he could fit on one of the cork boards in the flight school and it stayed up almost a year.
It was also very popular to drop bags of flour.That was until one exploded when the pass tried to get it out the window.
There was also a incident where one taxied in with a pair of underwear stuck wrapped around the tail but thats another story.
So yeah, painters feel free to roughen the paints up and a weathered interior would be very popular.Grass,muck on the skirts, speckled leading edges ....
 
Looks like my Flight 1 C172 , after years on my HD, is finally ready for retirement. Fantastic work A2A. Will most likely pick it up sometime next week.
 
Nice work Dirk! I can't wait to see some of the magic repainters and texture wizards will do with amazing piece of work.
 
I could not resist and had to go over to Avsim and see how much bitchin was going on.Sure enough its 11 pages and growing. A2A is hard at work on releasing a hotfix to deal with some issues mainly disapearing touch spots. Also the excessive ground friction I noticed along with cockpit settings not being saved.
I crashed the plane today due to a ap altitude hold glitch.I hit either alt or arm and the plane within 2 seconds pitched over until inverted.Also I changed the elevator_effectiveness in the cfg from 2 to 1.Made a nice difference.
 
I thought the ground friction issues I was having with it were because of my screwed up settings. I also have this issue with a few other payware a/c.
 
A2A offers a lot with this model, but for this price I would have expected better and much more sophisticated flight dynamics! (especially from this software develper)

Dieter
 
Thanks for your kind words gents - did a third one in red and darker plastic-parts at the doors. I've asked for permission to share them at the A2A Forum because it is their original work that i only change a little.
If i get the permission to share, i will see what i can do to let them look a bit "used" :icon_lol: I think i'll do a clean and a "dirty" variant of them.

Dirk
 
OK, got the permission from A2A Simulations - so if you are interested, you can download it here : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/4d8pfzm7bg4eef5/C172_Int_01.zip

Dirk
 
Thanks gents - glad you like them. I'd started to play a little with dirt :icon_lol: here are the first results - also i'd make three more color-variants. Hope for some sparetime at sunday .....

Greetings :wiggle: Dirk
 
Here are the next three colors for you to choose ....: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/k8df8ugcylzaznf/C172_Int_02.zip
 
Hi,

I've uploaded a new livery to the library :)

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Greetings
Tim
 
kdl said:
A2A offers a lot with this model, but for this price I would have expected better and much more sophisticated flight dynamics! (especially from this software develper)

Dieter
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I flew the 172 years ago, while dad was in the south Pacific.
From what I remember this plane has the same characteristics as the one I flew....The 172 is one of the best training aircraft on the market today, Its a very forgiving aircraft.
This is from Cessna.

[h=1]Performance and passion make
dreams take flight[/h]
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[h=2]Detailed Specifications[/h] Performance data is based on the standard Skyhawk configuration, operating in International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) conditions with zero wind.
Takeoff and landing field lengths are based on a level, hard surface and dry runway. Actual performance will vary with factors such as environmental conditions, aircraft configuration and operational/ATC procedures.
[h=4]Dimensions[/h]

  • Length

  • 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)

  • Height

  • 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)

  • Wingspan

  • 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)

  • Wing
  • Wing Area


  • 174 sq ft (16 sq m)

  • <!--
  • --> Wheelbase <!-- -->

  • 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

  • <!--
  • --> Tread <!-- -->

  • N/A (N/A m)

  • Cabin Interior
  • Height
  • Width
  • Length


  • 48 in (1.22 m)
  • 40 in (1.00 m)
  • 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)

  • Seating Capacity

  • 4

  • Baggage Capacity
  • Weight
  • Volume


  • 120 lb (54 kg)
  • 30 cu ft (0.85 cu m)

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SingleEngine-specsDimensions-Skyhawk_03.ashx
Wingspan – 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)

Height
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
SingleEngine-specsDimensions-Skyhawk_06.ashx
Length – 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)



[h=4]Weights[/h]

  • Maximum Ramp Weight

  • 2,558 lb (1,160 kg)

  • Maximum Takeoff Weight

  • 2,550 lb (1,157 kg)

  • Maximum Landing Weight

  • 2,550 lb (1,157 kg)

  • Maximum Zero Fuel Weight

  • N/A lb (N/A kg)

  • Usable Fuel Capacity
  • Weight
  • Volume


  • 318 lb (144 kg)
  • 53 gal (201 l)

  • Basic Operating Weight

  • 1,641 lb (744 kg)

  • Useful Load

  • 917 lb (416 kg)

  • Maximum Payload

  • 909 lb (412 kg)

  • Full Fuel Payload

  • 599 lb (272 kg)

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[h=4]Performance[/h]

  • Maximum Cruise Speed

  • 124 ktas (230 km/h)

  • Range

  • 640 nm (1,185 km)
Takeoff
  • Takeoff Distance
  • Ground Roll


  • 1,630 ft (497 m)
  • 960 ft (293 m)
Landing
  • Landing Distance
  • Ground Roll


  • 1,335 ft (407 m)
  • 575 ft (175 m)

  • Maximum Operating Altitude

  • 14,000 ft (4,267 m)

  • Maximum Climb Rate

  • 730 fpm (223 mpm)

  • Maximum Limit Speed

  • 163 kias (302 km/h)

  • Stall Speed

  • 48 kcas (89 km/h)

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