Roost Air Lounge => Aviation related topics => Topic started by: Fabo on May 02, 2012, 11:55:31 AM
Title: FR-172G Reims Rocket - whats the difference?
Post by: Fabo on May 02, 2012, 11:55:31 AM
Hello,
So I was biking yesterday and stop by the local airport and had a nice day loitering around airplanes, helped wash some nice Treners and so,
but I noticed one of the local Cessnas looked a little... different. Apparently, it is a model FR172G Reims Rocket. Does anybody know what is the difference from your common Cessna or Reims Cessna 172?
Although I realise most of you are stateside and may not know much about Reims products...
Title: Re: FR-172G Reims Rocket - whats the difference?
Post by: Ragwing on May 03, 2012, 12:04:48 PM
Cessna licensed production of the C-172K to Reims Aviation in Reims, France. Reims used a Rolls-Royce/Continental O-300-C 145 horsepower engine and designated the aircraft FP.172D.
This led to their further development of a 180 horsepower version, and the FR.172 Reims Rocket using Continental IO-360-D of 210 horsepower with a variable-pitch prop.
Another derivative was the R-172 Hawk XP with 195 horsepower Continental IO-360-K.
The US Air Force first used a stripped version of the C-172F as the T-41A Mescalero ab initio trainer with Continental O-300-D 145 horsepower six cylinder engines. In time, T-41Bs with 180 horsepower six cylinder fuel-injected Continental IOs were supplied to the US Army and T-41Cs were built under USAF contracts. Most of the USAF T-41Cs were subsequently upgraded to T-41D versions with 210 horsepower and constant speed props. Some T-41s are now civilian owned.
There were at least 746 Reims built.
The aircraft are mostly identifiable by their modified cowlings.
Title: Re: FR-172G Reims Rocket - whats the difference?
Post by: Baradium on May 09, 2012, 10:08:49 PM
Reims also built the twin caravan, which is a 404 fuselage with IIRC 421 wings and PT-6s.
