The Cessna 172 was first produced in 1956 and continues to be built today. The plane is based on the Cessna 170, an aircraft with a taildragger landing gear. Cessna modified the landing gear into ...

A quick look at the Cessna 170B will identify the four-seat taildragger as a close relative of the later tricycle-gear 172. Indeed, the 172 began life as a 170 modified for a nosewheel ...

The Cessna 172 was introduced as an improvement to the Cessna 170. However, Cessna implemented tricycle landing gear, instead ...