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Light utility aircraft
Cessna 177 Cardinal is a light utility aircraft. It was built by Cessna Aircraft Company.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 8.43 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 8.43 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 8.43 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 8.43 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Light utility aircraft
Cessna Aircraft Company
4,295
1968–1978
1968
July 15, 1966
1
3 passengers
27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )
1,495 lb (678 kg)
2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine , 180 hp (130 kW)
136 kn (157 mph, 252 km/h)
124 kn (143 mph, 230 km/h)
604 nmi (695 mi, 1,119 km)
14,600 ft (4,500 m)
840 ft/min (4.3 m/s)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cessna 177 Cardinal equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Naval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 177 Cardinal. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.