SkyframeC172 SYSTEMS LAB

Invite-only private beta

See the Cessna 172 from the inside out.

An interactive 3D systems lab for learning where the parts are, how they connect, and what they do.

Personal onboarding · Guided early access

The Skyframe explorer showing a labeled Cessna 172 airframe
Airframe overviewLabels stay attached as you orbit, zoom, and inspect.

The systems lab

Study the aircraft as one connected machine.

Diagrams are useful, but they lose the physical relationships between systems. Skyframe keeps those relationships visible.

01

Explore the aircraft

Orbit the complete C172, move in close, and isolate the area you want to understand.

02

Trace each system

Follow fuel, oil, electrical, hydraulic, pitot-static, and control routes in context.

03

Learn the parts

Search for a component and see where it sits, what it does, and why it matters to the pilot.

The Skyframe flight-controls cutaway showing control cables, linkages, and control surfaces
Flight controls cutawayIsolate a system without losing its position in the aircraft.

Systems included

About us

The people behind Skyframe.

We’re building Skyframe to make aircraft systems easier to see, explore, and understand—one connected system at a time.

Ethan Markert standing in front of an aircraft

Co-Founder & CEO

Ethan Markert

Jett Hettinger at a stadium

Co-Founder & CTO

Jett Hettinger

Private beta

Help us make the lab clearer.

We’re inviting a small group of learners to use Skyframe, tell us what is unclear, and shape what we build next.

Skyframe is an independent educational reference, not a substitute for approved training, aircraft manuals, or manufacturer guidance.

PRIVATE BETA

  • The complete interactive C172 explorer
  • Nine connected aircraft system layers
  • Component search and focused views
  • Future C172 updates
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