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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Cessna 177 Cardinal
| image = Cessna177BCardinal05.jpg
| caption = Cessna 177 Cardinal. Photo: Ahunt, usuario de la Wikipedia en inglés, Public domain, via [[commons:File:Cessna177BCardinal05.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Cessna
| type = Light utility aircraft
| first_flight = July 15, 1966
| produced = 1968–1978
| number_built = 4,295
| faa_registered = 2,132 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = 1, 3 passengers
| engine = Lycoming O-360-A1F6D, 180 hp
| cruise = 124 kn (Cessna 177B)
| range = 604 nmi (Cessna 177B)
| ceiling = 14,600 ft (Cessna 177B)
| gross_weight = 2,500 lb (Cessna 177B)
| category = Piston singles
}}

The '''Cessna 177 Cardinal''' is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane that Cessna built from 1968 to 1978. It was meant to replace the [[Cessna 172]]: announced in 1967, it was designed as a "futuristic 1970s successor" to the Skyhawk.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 2,132 with a valid registration, including 782 retractable-gear 177RGs.<ref name="faa"/>

== History ==
The Cardinal (first called the Model 341) brought newer technology to Cessna's singles: a cantilever wing with no lift struts and a new laminar-flow airfoil. It is the only production high-wing single-engine Cessna since the 190 and 195 to combine fixed landing gear with a strutless wing.<ref name="wp"/>

The 1968 model 177 came out in late 1967 with a 150 hp engine, alongside a deluxe version called the Cardinal. It was followed by the 177A, the 177B, and the 177RG with retractable landing gear.<ref name="wp"/> In the end the 172 outlived it: the Cardinal ended in 1978, while the 172 is still built.<ref name="wp"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''2,132''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| 177B || 835
|-
| 177RG || 782
|-
| 177 || 436
|-
| 177A || 79
|}
</div>

== Specifications (Cessna 177B) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! Cessna 177B
|-
| Crew || 1
|-
| Passengers / capacity || 3 passengers
|-
| Length || 27 ft 8 in
|-
| Wingspan || 35 ft 6 in
|-
| Height || 8 ft 7 in
|-
| Wing area || 174 sq ft
|-
| Empty weight || 1,495 lb
|-
| Maximum takeoff weight || 2,500 lb
|-
| Engine || Lycoming O-360-A1F6D, 180 hp (air-cooled flat-4 engine)
|-
| Maximum speed || 136 kn
|-
| Cruise speed || 124 kn
|-
| Range || 604 nmi
|-
| Service ceiling || 14,600 ft
|-
| Rate of climb || 840 ft/min
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:Cessna177BCardinal01.jpg|Cessna 177B Cardinal (C-GREO). Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain
File:Cessna177RGCardinalRG01.jpg|Cessna 177RG Cardinal RG at the COPA Flight 33 Arnprior, Ontario Fly-in 10 July 2005. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain
File:Cessna177C-FQEK.jpg|Photo of an original 1968 model Cessna 177 Cardinal (C-FQEK). Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Cessna 177 Cardinal ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_177_Cardinal Cessna 177 Cardinal]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>

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