diff --git a/Aircraft/c172p/c172-3d-set.xml b/Aircraft/c172p/c172-3d-set.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<PropertyList include="../c172p/c172p-set.xml">
+ <sim>
+  <description>Alias for c172p-3d.</description>
+ </sim>
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/Aircraft/c172p/c172-larcsim-set.xml b/Aircraft/c172p/c172-larcsim-set.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--
+************************************************************************
+LaRCsim Cessna 172 with 2D panel.
+used by FGFS to represent the C172. Components include the flight data 
+model, instrument panel, and external 3D model.
+3D models can be downloaded from http://home.t-online.de/home/Wolfram.Kuss/
+
+October 23 2001 John Check, fgpanels@rockfish.net
+************************************************************************
+-->
+
+<PropertyList include="../c172p/c172p-base.xml">
+
+ <sim>
+
+  <description>Cessna 172 (LaRCsim, 2D panel).</description>
+ 
+  <flight-model>larcsim</flight-model>
+  <aero>c172</aero>
+
+  <panel>
+   <path>Aircraft/c172/Panels/c172-vfr-panel.xml</path>
+   <visibility>true</visibility>
+  </panel>
+  <panel_2>
+   <path>Aircraft/c172/Panels/c172-trans-mini-panel.xml</path>
+  </panel_2>
+
+ </sim>
+
+</PropertyList>
+
+
diff --git a/Aircraft/c172p/c172-set.xml b/Aircraft/c172p/c172-set.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<PropertyList include="../c172p/c172p-set.xml">
+ <sim>
+  <description>Alias for c172p.</description>
+ </sim>
+</PropertyList>