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What kind of plane did Aunt Bea solo in?



 
 
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Old March 11th 07, 01:41 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Lou
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Well?

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Old March 11th 07, 01:49 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Well?


Cessna 182


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Old March 11th 07, 03:17 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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If I remember, an old straight back, straight tail model.
But it might have been a 172, been a while since I saw the
show.


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Old March 11th 07, 05:28 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Kev
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From various accounts, it was a 1956 Cessna 182A, and possibly this
one:

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N5955B.html N5955B

Kev

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Old March 11th 07, 12:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Steven P. McNicoll
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"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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If I remember, an old straight back, straight tail model.
But it might have been a 172, been a while since I saw the
show.


It was a 182.


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Old March 11th 07, 01:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Did 182s have CS props back then?

On Mar 11, 8:43 am, "Steven P. McNicoll"
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If I remember, an old straight back, straight tail model.
But it might have been a 172, been a while since I saw the
show.


It was a 182.



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Old March 11th 07, 02:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Steven P. McNicoll
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Did 182s have CS props back then?


Yes.


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Old March 11th 07, 05:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Tony wrote:
Did 182s have CS props back then?


182's never had anything else.

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Old March 11th 07, 05:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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182s had CS props from Engineering Prototype Serial #1 on.

Jim



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Old March 12th 07, 05:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Mar 11, 6:12 am, "Tony" wrote:
Did 182s have CS props back then?


I used to fly a C-182A. Its almost like a C-172XP. The body was much
more narrow than a more recent 182, if it was any wider than a 172, it
was slight. It was a bit faster than later 182s as a result of being
more narrow though. At the time my

-Robert

 




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