Manufacturer: ESCI
Scale: 1/48
Additional parts: from the pare part box
Model build: Jan - Apr 2017
Cessna 172
ESCI
1/48
1/48
Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a highly successful, four-seater, single-engine airplane produced by Cessna. It's the most produced aircraft in history, known for its reliability and ease of use. Developed from the Cessna 170, it features a tricycle landing gear.
Despite production breaks, the Skyhawk remains popular today, competing with models like the Piper Cherokee and Diamond DA40.
A model that took quite a while to complete is now done.
A Cessna.
What?
A boring little Cessna?
Well, this actual plane, the D-EVEL, is the only plane I could fly myseff in real life. At least for a few minutes when we did a round trip over Rügen in the Baltic Sea. Pilot gave me the controls when we were past Cape Arkona. And what should I say, my "training" at the MS Flightsim did help quite good 
So I wanted to build this plane, in the correct color and registration. I found this 1/48 scale ESCI kit of a Cessna 172 on ebay. Unfortunately the previous owner had started with it already and was very creative with what he did. So not everything could be fixed, but at least I managed to make the right paint job and decals for it. And yes, I did not add enough weight to the front, so I need the "box" at the tail....
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