Jim Burns
June 13th 05, 04:13 AM
180hp C172
I don't think that the older XP's had the bumps on the cowls, I think it was
only the aftermarket 180hp conversions but I may be wrong.
Jim
"Nathan Young" > wrote in message
...
> I went for a boat ride on the Fox River this morning (NW Chicago
> burbs). The Broken Oar is a bar/restaurant on the river that gets a
> lot of boat and biker traffic. It can be an interesting place to
> spend an afternoon on a summer weekend. Anyway, as I boated by - much
> to my surprise, I saw a plane on floats beached next to the Waverunner
> parking. Cool!
>
> I could not decide what type of plane it was. It looked to be the
> size of a 172, but had a 2-blade constant speed prop.
>
> The cowling had a few circular bumps on either sides, toward the
> midsection of the cowling.
>
> It was not marked experimental, at least on the exterior.
>
> Any ideas on what I saw?
I don't think that the older XP's had the bumps on the cowls, I think it was
only the aftermarket 180hp conversions but I may be wrong.
Jim
"Nathan Young" > wrote in message
...
> I went for a boat ride on the Fox River this morning (NW Chicago
> burbs). The Broken Oar is a bar/restaurant on the river that gets a
> lot of boat and biker traffic. It can be an interesting place to
> spend an afternoon on a summer weekend. Anyway, as I boated by - much
> to my surprise, I saw a plane on floats beached next to the Waverunner
> parking. Cool!
>
> I could not decide what type of plane it was. It looked to be the
> size of a 172, but had a 2-blade constant speed prop.
>
> The cowling had a few circular bumps on either sides, toward the
> midsection of the cowling.
>
> It was not marked experimental, at least on the exterior.
>
> Any ideas on what I saw?