The Cessna 175 is a high-wing fast-back fuselage design with a tricycle-style landing gear configuration, typical of most Cessna aircraft. The Cessna 175 was manufactured with an all-metal, aluminum alloy airframe. The fuselage, referred to as a semi-monocoque, was designed with the skin of the aircraft sharing stress loads with the internal stringers to which it was riveted. The wings, formed with exterior aluminum sheeting, are similarly riveted to ribs and internal spars and braced from the lower fuselage.
The Cessna 175 is powered by a 175-horsepower carbureted GO-300 Continental engine designed to run on minimum grade 80 to 87 aviation gasoline. The 82-inch propeller spins up to 2,400 rpm using a gear reduction unit between the engine and prop. The engine has an electric generator, either 25 or 35 amps.
Two 26-gallon fuel tanks, one mounted in each wing, supplies a total usable volume of 42 gallons in the A and B models, 41.5 gallons in the C model. providing a maximum potential range of more than 590 nautical miles, depending on model.
The Cessna 175 has a maximum structural cruising air speed of 122 knots (140 mph) with a never-exceed speed of 153 knots (176 mph). The maneuvering speed is 107 knots (123 mph) and the maximum speed with flaps extended is 87 knots (100 mph).
Maximum allowable takeoff gross weight is 2,350 lbs. The aircraft has an empty weight of 1,339 lbs.
The distance needed for takeoff roll on a flat runway with no vertical obstructions is 735 feet, while 1,340 feet of horizontal clearance is required to climb over a 50-foot-high obstacle. Landing roll, with no obstacles on a flat surface, is 590 feet. Landing after clearing a 50-foot-high obstacle requires a horizontal distance of 1,155 feet.
The Cessna 175 has a maximum climb rate of 850 feet per minute with a maximum altitude of 15,900 feet above sea level.
The wingspan of the Cessna 175 is 36 feet. The overall length of the airplane is 26 feet, 6 inches. Maximum height above the ground is 8 feet, 11 inches.
There are slight variations in maximum gross weight, climb rate and takeoff and landing roll distances in the A, B and C models of the Cessna 175 aircraft.
