What kind of Cessna

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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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.

So you're saying 1940 is not part of the '40s?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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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.

So you're saying 1940 is not part of the '40s?

Yes but you said it was available in the '30s. Anal is as anal does.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" 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.


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.


Last AW was built May 1930. DC-6A and B were different airframe and
different wing than the DC-6. Not the same airplane by any stretch of the
imagination. 120, 140, 170, 190, 195 were in one form or another business
aircraft answering the original question. C3 was a business aircraft built
in '33 certified in '34, it was not an AA. It had a totally different
wing, extensive fuselage modificationas and obviously a different engine
than an AA and was certified as a C3 not an AA. The C106, C106A and the
P-10 were business aircraft built during the time period in question.

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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Yes but you said it was available in the '30s.


I did not.

So you're saying 1940 is not part of the '40s?

Actually, 1940 is not part of the '40s.

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On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:59:42 -0600, George
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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".

C37. Here is an ad for one on controller.com
http://tinyurl.com/dbeqv

"Jose" wrote in message
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So you're saying 1940 is not part of the '40s?

Actually, 1940 is not part of the '40s.


So is 1940 part of the '30s? I know your getting that from the Millennium
crap that this millennium didn't start until 2001 and that is true because
there was no year Zero and millennium means 1000 years.

But that little jewel of trivia doesn't apply to nicknames we give decades
or even centuries.

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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Last AW was built May 1930. DC-6A and B were different airframe and
different wing than the DC-6. Not the same airplane by any stretch of the
imagination. 120, 140, 170, 190, 195 were in one form or another business
aircraft answering the original question. C3 was a business aircraft
built in '33 certified in '34, it was not an AA. It had a totally
different wing, extensive fuselage modificationas and obviously a
different engine than an AA and was certified as a C3 not an AA. The
C106, C106A and the P-10 were business aircraft built during the time
period in question.


The original question was what kind of Cessna business aircraft might have
replaced a Staggerwing taken for the war effort. Perhaps you believe the
war referred to was Korea or Vietnam, but I think most, like me, believe it
was WWII. That would rule out the 120, 140, 170, 190, and 195.

The C-106 project was a small transport for the military using a minimum of
strategic materials. One prototype flew under the registration NX24176, the
project was cancelled and the airplane scrapped before the end of the war.
It was not a business aircraft.

The C-106A was an improved version of the C-106. One prototype flew under
the registration NX44600. A contract for 500 was issued by the USAAF but
the project was cancelled before any were built. The sole airplane was
scrapped before the end of the war. It was not a business aircraft.

The P-10 was to be a high performance two place multiengine trainer in the
same class as the Curtiss AT-9. One prototype using many T-50 components
was completed and flew under the registration NX34751 in October 1941. The
military was not interested and the airplane was dismantled the following
year. It was not a business aircraft.

According to Bob Pickett, the official Cessna historian, and Mitch Mayborn,
who co-authored "Cessna Guidebook", the sole C-3 was an extensive
modification to AA c/n 124, NC5335. Changes included a NACA cowling over
the 125 hp Warner, a wider 4-place cabin, and a DC-6 type landing gear. The
rebuilt airplane was sold under the registration NC12568. I see no reason
to believe they are wrong and you are right.

The DC-6 was originally powered by a 170 hp Curtiss Challenger. All but the
first one were re-engined with the 225 hp Wright J-6-7, becoming equivalent
to the DC-6B. The DC-6A was built with a 300 hp J-6-9 and the DC-6B was
built with a 225 hp J-6-7.

"Jose" wrote in message
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Actually, 1940 is not part of the '40s.


How so?

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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So is 1940 part of the '30s? I know your getting that from the Millennium
crap that this millennium didn't start until 2001 and that is true because
there was no year Zero and millennium means 1000 years.

But that little jewel of trivia doesn't apply to nicknames we give decades
or even centuries.

Right. "The '40s" means the years 1940 through 1949.