The Cessna 170 series encompasses five distinct aircraft models (counting the 172XP) that played significant roles in Cessna's lineup of single-engine, high-wing aircraft. These models are the ...

Basically a Cessna 170 (the company’s original four-seat aircraft) with Land-O-Matic tricycle gear replacing the conventional tailwheel arrangement, the Skyhawk has changed little from its ...

Jason McDowell is a private pilot and Cessna 170 owner based in Madison, Wisconsin. He enjoys researching obscure aviation history and serves as a judge for the National Intercollegiate Flying ...