The Cessna 150 and 152 sold over 31,000 units together, establishing Cessna's reputation in commercial aviation. Due to their forgiving aerodynamics, Cessna 170 and 172, with 5,174 and 45,000 ...

Cessna started building the 172 training plane - and more than 60 years on, it’s still in production. Stephen Dowling looks at the reasons why it’s still so popular.