Cessna 165 & Model A

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_165

The Cessna Model C-165 Airmaster is a single-engined aircraft manufactured by
the Cessna Aircraft Company. The Airmaster played an important role in the
revitalization of the Cessna aircraft company in the 1930s after the crash of
the aviation industry during the Great Depression.

Initial model

In the middle of the 1930s, as the Great Depression came to an end, the U.S.
economy began to strengthen. This was good news for the Cessna Aircraft Company
as Dwane Wallace (Clyde Cessna's nephew who was a recently graduated
aeronautical engineer) decided to assist his uncle in building more modern
airplanes. The design of the first Airmaster is credited to Wallace, and the
first flight of the C-34 model was in June 1935. Not long after introduction of
the C-34, Clyde Cessna retired from aircraft-building activity, leaving the
company to his nephew.

Later models

The original Airmaster, the C-34, evolved into more advanced versions of the
Airmaster. The C-37 had a wider cabin, improved landing gear and electric flaps.
The C-38 had a taller vertical tail, curved main gear legs and a landing flap
under the fuselage. Changes common to both the C-37 and C-38 included wider
fuselages and landing gear along with rubber engine mounts to hold the 145 hp
(108 kW) Warner Super Scarab engine. The final revisions of the C-34 were the
C-145 and the C-165, of which 80 were built. On these models, the belly flaps
added on the C-38 were removed and the overall length of the fuselage was
increased. The only difference between the C-145 and C-165 was the engine
horsepower, with the latter having an upgraded 165 hp (123 kW) Warner engine.

End of the line

It was with the beginning of World War II that the Airmaster line came to an
end. The welded tubular fuselage, fabric-covered body, extensive woodwork,
wooden wings and radial engines, all characteristic of 1930s-era aircraft
technology, became too expensive and slow to produce. The old-style aircraft was
quickly replaced with aircraft constructed from aluminium with strut braced
wings first seen in the Cessna 120.


Role
Civil aircraft

Manufacturer
Cessna

Designer
Dwane Wallace

First flight
June 1935

Introduction
1930s

Number built
228

The design of the C-34 incorporates characteristics that were borrowed from
previous models of Cessna Aircraft. These similarities include the high mounted
cantilever wing and the narrow design of the cabin windows.[2] The wings and
tail surfaces were composed entirely of wood while the fuselage was structured
with steel tubing coupled with wooden stringers and formers. Both C-145 and
C-165 models were offered with floats.

Specifications

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Capacity: 3 passengers
Length: 24 ft 10 in (7.57 m)
Wingspan: 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Height: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Wing area: 180 sq ft (17 m2)
Empty weight: 1,300 lb (590 kg)
Gross weight: 2,220 lb (1,007 kg)
Fuel capacity: 35 US gal (29 imp gal; 130 L)
Powerplant: 1 × Warner Super Scarab 7-cylinder radial engine, 145 hp (108 kW)

Performance
Maximum speed: 162 mph (261 km/h; 141 kn) at sea level
Cruise speed: 143 mph (230 km/h; 124 kn)
Stall speed: 47 mph (76 km/h; 41 kn)
Range: 550 mi (478 nmi; 885 km)
Service ceiling: 18,900 ft (5,800 m)
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)




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Also...

Cessna Model A

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_Model_A

The Cessna Model A was a 1920s American high-wing four-seat tourer built by the
Cessna Aircraft Company, the first in a long line of high-wing single-engined
monoplanes.

The first Cessna design built in any numbers was the Cessna Model A, a
four-seater with a mixed wood and steel-tube construction with fabric covering.
The aircraft was built in a number of variants fitted with different engines.


Role
Four-seat tourer

Manufacturer
Cessna Aircraft Company

Designer
Clyde Cessna

First flight
1920s

Primary user
private owners

Number built
83


Model AW Fitted with a 125hp (93kW) Warner Scarab engine, 48 built. One was
purchased by Eddie August Schneider in which he set three transcontinental
airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930.





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