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100,000 Airplanes
Which aircraft manufacturing company first reached the milestone of 100,000 aircraft manufactured? What company was most likely to do this? Boeing, perhaps? Mooney? Lockheed? Piper? No. The company was Clyde’s. Clyde Cessna. Cessna was a Kansas farmer who was the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100000 Airplanes, airplanes, Boeing, Cessna 140, Cessna 150, Cessna 170, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 182, Cessna 185, Cessna 210, Cessna 320, Cessna 340, Cessna 402, Cessna 421, Cessna Model A, Cessnas, Clyde Cessna, first aircraft company to reach 100000 delivered, flight training, flying, inexperienced pilots, learning to fly, Lockheed, memories, Mooney, pilots, Piper, professional pilots, Sky King!, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft, US Flight Instructors Association, Wichita KS
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The Cessna 170
One of the very best airplanes produced in the United States is the Cessna 170. Cessna manufactured more than 5000 copies of the model starting in 1948 until production ceased in mid-1956. The airplane came in three versions: the straight … Continue reading →
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Tagged airplane you fly, an honest 100 knots, best airplanes ever produced, Cessna 120, Cessna 140, Cessna 170, Cessna 170A, Cessna 170B, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Cessna 190, Cessna 195, Continental C-145, Continental O-300, crosswinds, four-seat airplanes, great family airplane, gyroscopic precession, recipe for disaster, taildraggers, takeoffs, The Cessna 170, three-point landings, useable fuel, useful load, “barn door flaps”
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