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In late 1948, Cessna began sales of the 170, with a metal fuselage and tail and fabric-covered constant-chord wings. These earliest 170s were four-seat versions of the popular 140 with a more powerful 145 hp (108 kW) Continental C145-2 and an extra interconnected fuel tank in one wing for a total of 36 gallons in three tanks.
Three Canadair CL-215 amphibious flying boats. The following is a list of seaplanes, which includes floatplanes and flying boats.A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking off from water, while an amphibian is a seaplane which can also operate from land.
Wiplinger was an avid floatplane pilot, and he was familiar with the dominant line of light-aircraft floats of the era, EDO. He sought an EDO dealership, but was turned down. He formed Wipline, Inc. to fabricate his own line of aircraft floats. The production of Wipline floats commenced in 1960, though the first set wasn't sold until 1962. [2]
1960 Cessna 180. Cessna introduced the heavier and more powerful 180 as a complement to the Cessna 170. It eventually came to be known as the Skywagon, with the name appearing in promotional material by 1973. [1] [2] The prototype Cessna 180, N41697, first flew on May 26, 1952. Cessna engineering test pilot William D. Thompson was at the ...
Cessna Model A: 1927 70 Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Cessna Model BW: 13 Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Cessna CG-2: Glider Cessna CH-1: 1953 ~50 Single piston engine utility helicopter Cessna CH-4: Single piston engine utility helicopter Cessna CR-1: 1 Single piston engine monoplane racer Cessna CR-2: 1930 1
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1951–52 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 passengers Length: 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m) Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Wing area: 200 sq ft (18.6 m 2) Airfoil: NACA 4412 Empty weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg) Gross weight: 2,050 lb (930 kg) Fuel capacity: 40 US gal (33 imp gal; 150 L) Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-145 six ...
Savoia-Marchetti S.65 1929 racing floatplane 1 built; Tupolev I-12 1931 Fighter prototype; Fokker D.XXIII 1939 fighter, 1 built; Moskalyev SAM-13 1940 (unflown) push-pull fighter, 0 built [80] Marton X/V (RMI-8) 1944 (unflown) fighter, 1 destroyed before completion; Cessna Skymaster 1963 push-pull transport, 2993 built; Canaero Toucan 1986 ...
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company. [2] First flown in 1955, [2] more 172s have been built than any other aircraft. [3] It was developed from the 1948 Cessna 170 but with tricycle landing gear rather than conventional landing gear.