What kind of Cessna

I'm taking my aunt back and forth to the doctor/hospital by car. It takes one
and half hours one way. It would take 30 minutes one way by Cessna 172. Her
first husband was a corporate pilot back in the 1930's and 1940's. I remember
him flying a Beech staggerwing, but to her it was a Beechcraft.

She said the company gave the Beechcraft to the government for the war effort,
and replaced it with a Cessna. What kind of business aircraft was Cessna making
in the 30's and 40's? I have the funny feeling she expect me to show up the
"Songbird".

George

"George" wrote in message
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I'm taking my aunt back and forth to the doctor/hospital by car. It takes
one
and half hours one way. It would take 30 minutes one way by Cessna 172.
Her
first husband was a corporate pilot back in the 1930's and 1940's. I
remember
him flying a Beech staggerwing, but to her it was a Beechcraft.

She said the company gave the Beechcraft to the government for the war
effort,
and replaced it with a Cessna. What kind of business aircraft was Cessna
making
in the 30's and 40's? I have the funny feeling she expect me to show up
the
"Songbird".

George\\

Airmaster, 4 place full cantilever high wing, 145hp or 165hp warner round
engine and could do almost 1 mph per hp. An outstanding airplane in both
looks and performance.

The Airmaster may be the one. I think the company had to traded down. Uncle
France was very unhappy when he lost his staggerwing. I don't think he would be
unhappy to have to fly a Bobcat.

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:08:12 GMT, "Dave Stadt" wrote:

Airmaster, 4 place full cantilever high wing, 145hp or 165hp warner round
engine and could do almost 1 mph per hp. An outstanding airplane in both
looks and performance.

George

"George" wrote in message
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The Airmaster may be the one. I think the company had to traded down.
Uncle
France was very unhappy when he lost his staggerwing. I don't think he
would be
unhappy to have to fly a Bobcat.

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:08:12 GMT, "Dave Stadt"
wrote:

Airmaster, 4 place full cantilever high wing, 145hp or 165hp warner round
engine and could do almost 1 mph per hp. An outstanding airplane in both
looks and performance.

George

The Bobcat was not around in the '30s.

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"Dave Stadt" wrote:

"George" wrote in message
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The Airmaster may be the one. I think the company had to traded down.
Uncle
France was very unhappy when he lost his staggerwing. I don't think he
would be
unhappy to have to fly a Bobcat.

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:08:12 GMT, "Dave Stadt"
wrote:

Airmaster, 4 place full cantilever high wing, 145hp or 165hp warner round
engine and could do almost 1 mph per hp. An outstanding airplane in both
looks and performance.

George

The Bobcat was not around in the '30s.

But it WAS around in the 40s. Ever hear of the UC-78 "Bamboo Bomber?" I
think that the uncle would not have been too happy trading a Staggerwing
for a BB. They did not have full-feathering props, so "twin-engine
reliability" became "twin-engine liability."

"George" wrote in message
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She said the company gave the Beechcraft to the government for the war
effort,
and replaced it with a Cessna. What kind of business aircraft was Cessna
making
in the 30's and 40's?


DC-6, C-34 thru C-38, C-145, C-165, T-50.



I have the funny feeling she expect me to show up the
"Songbird".


Well, the original "Songbird" was a T-50.

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The Bobcat was not around in the '30s.

The question was, "What kind of business aircraft was Cessna making in the
30's and 40's?" The Bobcat first flew on March 26, 1939.

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"George" wrote in message
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She said the company gave the Beechcraft to the government for the war
effort,
and replaced it with a Cessna. What kind of business aircraft was Cessna
making
in the 30's and 40's?


DC-6, C-34 thru C-38, C-145, C-165, T-50.

You forgot the AW, DC-6A, DC6-B (DC-6 was not made in the '30s) C3, 120,
140, 170, 190, 195, C106 and P10.

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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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The Bobcat was not around in the '30s.

The question was, "What kind of business aircraft was Cessna making in the
30's and 40's?" The Bobcat first flew on March 26, 1939.

The type certificate for the T-50 was issued in March 1940. None were
delivered to the civilian market in 1939.

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She said the company gave the Beechcraft to the government for the war
effort, and replaced it with a Cessna. What kind of business aircraft
was Cessna making in the 30's and 40's?


DC-6, C-34 thru C-38, C-145, C-165, T-50.


You forgot the AW, DC-6A, DC6-B (DC-6 was not made in the '30s) C3, 120,
140, 170, 190, 195, C106 and P10.


No I didn't. The AW was built through 1929 and the DC6A and DC-6B were
DC-6s like the F-16A and F-16B are F-16s. The 120, 140, 170, 190 and 195
were all postwar so not affected by the war effort. The C-3 was an
extensive modification of an AA that had been built in 1928. The C-106 and
P-10 were experimental aircraft.