The Cessna 100 series are stated to have a 30,000hr recommended service life so when you look at a 7-8000hr example that has been properly cared for it represents something of a bargain. The cost of certification of new aircraft designs means aircraft like the 172 live on with no end in sight. Fuel injection and fixed undercarriage are now common systems and they solve some of these potential issues for manufactures. Whereas very few car manufacturers get followed for liability issues, the aircraft companies have had to pay out tens of millions to settle claims not untypical of, Joe Doe & Co who didn’t use carb heat, got carb icing and crashed - the plaintiff’s claim being that it was the manufacturers fault. This is down to product liability insurance that Cessna, Cirrus and Piper are faced with as manufacturers of a potentially dangerous product, at least in the hands of lawyers. It is no secret that the price of a brand new light aircraft in inflation adjusted terms is 3-4X what it was during the boom days of the 60’s & 70’s. The 172 range encompasses everything from the straight tail 6 cylinder classics to the 180hp Lycoming glass cockpit version you can still buy fresh from the factory. RamGRam89 liked A Cheap Compact Linear Slide.You could look at all the Beechcraft, Piper, Cirrus and Grumman Aircraft but still come back to the Cessna 172 as the one airplane that does more things better than any other, for the average PPL.Gregory Sanders liked Heathkit SB200 barn find.Joann Joseph wrote a comment on jelle.masson liked food replicator.
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