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Postby pc8775 » Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:08 pm

I was digging around in some old photo albums and came across this photo of my Uncle's plane.  It is a Cessna 196.  It has a 450hp Pratt & Whitney radial engine.  It has been completly restored.  Down to the bare frame.  Everything has been redone.  My uncle spent many years working on it.  I wish I could remeber the year it was built.  I want to say in the 1950's.  Maybe some of you Cessna buffs will know.  Anyhow this plane is awesome and I hope you like it   ;D ;D ;D


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Re: Cessna 196

Postby flyboy 28 » Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:08 pm

That's one biiiiiiiig radial. :o
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby beaky » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:59 pm

The 190/195 series came out in 1947; the 196 is a 195 with a bigger engine. Might be one of a kind-  does this look familiar?

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http://www.cessna195.org/
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby pc8775 » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:50 pm

That looks very familar indeed.  That is my uncle in the cockpit !!!!!  I have never seen that article.  Thanks for posting it.  Paul
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby Jakemaster » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:59 pm

Shakey Jake!  I belive its a Jacobs radial, very nice!

EDIT:  D'oh!  The jacobs is on the 195
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby beaky » Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:35 am

That looks very familar indeed.  That is my uncle in the cockpit !!!!!  I have never seen that article.  Thanks for posting it.  Paul


She's a beaut... he must be very proud.
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby Jared » Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:58 am

wowza, I love that photo :)
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby Omag 2.0 » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:44 am

Amazing plane! But once again, that landinggear looks so fragile compared to the masive fuselage!
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby Ecko » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:15 am

What a plane!! :o
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby beaky » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:30 pm

Amazing plane! But once again, that landinggear looks so fragile compared to the masive fuselage!  :o


That's classic Cessna landing-gear: one big hunk of spring steel.  Very hard to break- believe me, I know!! ;) ;D
I can't stop looking at this wonderful example of the type; with the massive R-985 on the nose and the wingtip tanks, it must be a fantastic x-country machine.

And just damn pretty... ;D
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby gottoflynow » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:13 pm

Very cool plane :o
I want one :D

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Re: Cessna 196

Postby specter177 » Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:27 pm

I think that plane is based at the airport I live at, Leeward Air Ranch?
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby pc8775 » Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:26 am

That's where it is based at.  That is a pretty nice place you live at.  What kind of plane does your  family have???
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Re: Cessna 196

Postby Skligmund » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:20 am

I was aboout to say "I didn't know they put a R-985 in a 195" but then I read the other posts.
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