NFC CESSNA 172 CRUISE PERFORMANCE

Rich mixture
Altitude	RPM	Power		True airspeed		Fuel burn		Endurance (hours)	Range (nm)
		(BHP)	%	Knots	mph	gal/hr	lts/hr
2,500	2100	66	45%	82	94	7.2	27.4	5.1	421
	2200	74	51%	89	102	7.8	29.6	4.7	419
	2300	83	57%	94	108	8.5	32.3	4.4	412
	2400	92	64%	99	114	9.2	35.0	4.0	398
	2500	103	71%	104	120	10.1	38.4	3.7	383
	2600	116	80%	110	126	11.2	42.6	3.3	363
	2700	128	89%	114	131	12.6	47.9	2.9	332
5,000	2100	63	43%	81	93	7.1	27.0	5.2	420
	2200	70	48%	87	100	7.8	29.6	4.8	413
	2300	78	54%	93	107	8.4	31.9	4.4	408
	2400	87	60%	98	113	9.1	34.6	4.0	397
	2500	97	67%	103	119	10.0	38.0	3.7	385
	2600	107	74%	109	125	10.8	41.0	3.4	370
	2700	120	83%	114	131	12.1	46.0	3.1	349

 

Lean mixture
Altitude	RPM	Power		True airspeed		Fuel burn		Endurance (hours)	Range (nm)
		(BHP)	%	Knots	mph	gal/hr	lts/hr
2,500	2100	66	45%	82	94	5.7	21.7	6.5	530
	2200	74	51%	89	102	6.5	24.7	5.7	504
	2300	83	57%	94	108	7.3	27.7	5.1	480
	2400	92	64%	99	114	8.1	30.8	4.6	453
	2500	103	71%	104	120	9.0	34.2	4.1	427
	2600	116	80%	110	126	10.1	38.4	3.6	398
	2700	128	89%	114	131	11.2	42.6	3.3	374
5,000	2100	63	43%	81	93	5.5	20.9	6.7	540
	2200	70	48%	87	100	6.1	23.2	6.0	523
	2300	78	54%	93	107	6.8	25.8	5.4	503
	2400	87	60%	98	113	7.6	28.9	4.8	475
	2500	97	67%	103	119	8.5	32.3	4.3	450
	2600	107	74%	109	125	9.4	35.7	3.9	427
	2700	120	83%	114	131	10.5	39.9	3.5	400
7,500	2100	60	42%	77	89	5.3	20.1	7.0	544
	2200	66	46%	84	97	5.8	22.0	6.4	539
	2300	73	51%	91	105	6.4	24.3	5.8	528
	2400	82	56%	97	111	7.2	27.4	5.2	500
	2500	91	63%	103	118	8.0	30.4	4.6	477
	2600	101	70%	108	124	8.9	33.8	4.2	451
10,000	2100	58	40%	73	84	5.0	19.0	7.3	533
	2200	63	44%	82	94	5.5	20.9	6.7	547
	2300	70	48%	89	102	6.2	23.6	6.0	533
	2400	77	53%	95	109	6.8	25.8	5.5	518
	2500	86	59%	102	117	7.5	28.5	4.9	499
	2600	93	64%	106	122	8.2	31.2	4.5	480
12,500	2200	61	42%	78	90	5.3	20.1	6.9	542
	2300	66	46%	85	98	5.8	22.0	6.4	544
	2400	74	51%	93	107	6.5	24.7	5.7	532
	2500	80	55%	99	114	7.0	26.6	5.2	514

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