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![]() "Dave Stadt" wrote in message et... 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. |
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