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Cessna 170.

The Cessna 170 is a general aviation aircraft produced by the Cessna Aircraft Company between 1948 and 1956. Over 5,000 were built, and over 2,000 are still accounted for today. The Cessna 170 landing gear is a taildragger configuration. It was replaced by the Cessna 172 which became the most popular light plane in history. The Cessna 172 features a tricycle undercarriage landing gear configuration. Image File history File links Cessna170. ... Image File history File links Cessna170. ... General aviation (GA) encompasses all aviation other than scheduled airline flights and military aviation. ... An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... Cessna Aircraft Company, located in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine airplanes to business jets. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Piper Super Cub is a popular taildragger aircraft. ... The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane. ... The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane. ... A Cessna 152 with a tricycle landing gear Tricycle gear describes a kind of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear, arranged in a tricycle fashion. ...


Specifications

Four-seat, single-engine monoplane.

  • Piston engine: Continental C-145 or C-300
  • Propeller: 6 foot fixed-pitch dual-blade
  • Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph) with flaps
  • Cruising speed: 175 km/h (110 mph)
  • Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph)
  • Range: 1,100 km (700 mi)
  • Fuel: 140 l (37 gal)
  • Undercarriage: Taildragger
  • Passengers: 4 (max load 1,000 kg [2,200 lb])

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Variants

The earliest Cessna 170's were essentially four-seat versions of the popular Cessna 140 two-seater, equipped with a more powerful piston engine and additional fuel tanks. In the years just following the end of World War II, Cessna first began production of two-seat general aviation aircraft with the Cessna 120 and the Cessna 140. ...


Beginning in late 1948, Cessna began selling the Cessna 170A, an all-metal Cessna 170 with dihedral-less wings. In geometry, the dihedral is the angle between two planes. ...


In 1950, the United States Air Force, Army and Marines began using the military variant of the Cessna 170, the O-1 Bird Dog, as a forward air control and reconnaissance aircraft. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of the Air Force. ... US Army Seal The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. ... The O-1 Bird Dog is a military version of the Cessna 170 used by the United States Air Force, Army and Marines. ... Mixed reconaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ...


In 1952, the Cessna 170B was released. It featured new flaps, a new tailplane, wing dihedral, and otherashe butimprovements over the 170 and 170A.


Cessna replaced the 170 with the Cessna 172 in 1956. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane. ...


See also:List of civil aircraft A non-comprehensive list of modern civilian aircraft with descriptions. ...


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The History of the Cessna 170 (1576 words)
Cessna flew this aircraft, along with others he designed and built, in exhibition flights throughout the Midwest, continuously modifying the planes to improve their performance.
Cessna unveiled a pair of twin-engine aircraft in the early 1960s that were designed to avoid the asymmetrical drag that often occurs if one of the two engines fails—the Model 336 Skymaster (with fixed landing gear) and the Model 337 SuperSkymaster (with retractable landing gear).
In the 1960s, Cessna began producing lighter twin-engine aircraft with a pair of pressurized cabin models, the 411 and 421, followed by a move into the business jet aircraft market with the turbofan-powered Fanjet 500 in 1968.
Cessna 170: Information from Answers.com (518 words)
The Cessna 170 is a light, single-engine, general aviation aircraft that was produced by the Cessna Aircraft Company between 1948 and 1956.
The Cessna 170 is equipped with conventional landing gear, which is more challenging to land than tricycle landing gear.
In 1956 Cessna introduced a replacement for the Cessna 170 that was essentially a nose-wheel-equipped 170B with a square fin, designated the Cessna 172 Skyhawk.
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