[Leica] IMG: Two Old Timers

[Jim Nichols]

Don, in the 1930s, Cessna made the Airmaster, which had cantilever 
wooden wings and a radial engine.  In the post-war years, they made the 
190 and 195, all-metal, but with cantilever wings and conventional 
landing gear, using radial engines. Soon after that, most buyers 
preferred tricycle gear which required less skill.  They later brought 
back larger tail wheel designs favored for back-country airports.

On 5/20/21 5:26 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> That's new to me,  a Cessna with a radial engine.
>
> On Thu, May 20, 2021, 10:58 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
>> On my first visit to the local airport in more than a year, I spotted
>> two aircraft that have been been in service for quite some time, but
>> appear to be well maintained.
>>
>> The first was a Dassault-Breguet Falcon 50 business jet that flew in
>> from Boise, ID last night. The registration doesn't show year of
>> manufacture, but it is one of the early tri-jet designs, beautifully
>> maintained.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210520-DSCF7421.JPG.html
>>
>> The second was a 1949 Cessna 190, the 5-seat conventional gear radial
>> engine design.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210520-DSCF7423.JPG.html
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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Jim Nichols
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