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Video: Behind the Wings with the Cessna 172

By General Aviation News Staff · May 28, 2019 ·

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the world’s most widely produced aircraft with more than 44,000 built. And it’s the focus of a new video in the Behind the Wings series from PBS with host Matthew Burchette from the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum.

The 26-minute video shows Matthew flying with a Metropolitan State University of Denver student over some of Denver’s most popular landmarks, learning about the desperate need for airline pilots, and getting a soup to nuts look at the 172 Skyhawk in Independence, Kansas.

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  1. Scott Hennelly says

    May 29, 2019 at 8:20 am

    Thanks for featuring Behind the Wings! I hope your audience appreciates our content.

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