C-170 "C"

[minton]

Any pictures out there of C-170C??

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

Never saw a picture of a 170 claiming to be an actual C model. Here is a picture of member Frank Cohoon's '55 which had a 175 tail grafted.

Here is a thread talking about it a bit. http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... =5&t=11158

[n2582d]

Cessna 170 C

Note the '54 and earlier "D" shaped rear window, the '53 and later pressure cowling, and the C-185 style round tail spring.

[blueldr]

That top picture not a C-170C. It's a C-170B that had a C-175 tail grafted on to it'. it also has a Lycoming engine and It used to belong to that guy from El Monte, CA, that had ALL the FAA ratings in the book. I remembered his name the last time this airplane was pictured, but I'm so goddamed old now I have a hard remembering my own name. Thank god I still have a drivers license to check every so often just to keep in touch with myself.
Gahon will remember his name!

P.S.
Eureka! I remembered! His name was Bob Dentice. I guess it came back to me because I"m not going to be ninty two until next Thursday.Then I'll be really old.

[minton]

After reading the other thread and seeing the 40 degree flap issue as possibly "THEE" issue (Gross weight increase) I'm calling ART/WingX tomorrow and see why they haven't received a US STC for 170B/180 hp (2400 lb gross). Maybe they have more info they could share. I know many would appreciate the increase.

[minton]

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Note the '52 and earlier "D" shaped rear window, the '53 and later pressure cowling, and the C-185 style round tail spring.

Looks like it!! I wonder how they went about the stinger and what the gross weight was?? Seems 175 tail feathers were used.

[GAHorn]

Somewhere in my old Windows-XP computer, I have a Cessna factory photo of a C-model which was subsequently either converted to a '56 C-172 by installation of the tri-cycle gear or the tail was removed and the round feathers installed, to return it to conformity. (I've forgotten which it was, but the point being Cessna did not leave it in the so-called "C" configuration.)

PS: Did I tell everyone I hate Windows 8? <(Mod split to new subject)

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

Never saw a picture of a 170 claiming to be an actual C model.

I forgot about the picture of the C Gary posted.

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

Never saw a picture of a 170 claiming to be an actual C model.

I forgot about the picture of the C Gary posted.

[170C]

That photo of the C-170 with the straight tail (C-170C) is from William Thompson's book Cessna, Wings for all the World, page 45. N37892 The story I have read is that Cessna grafted the prototype 172 tail feathers onto a 170B for testing with the thought of producing the "C" model with a somewhat higher hp O-300 engine to combat the competition from the Piper Tri Pacer, but after doing some testing it was decided to not put the "C" into production and move on to the 172 which for Cessna was a homerun many times over, but unfortunately put an end to 170 production

[hilltop170]

Its too bad Cessna did not produce the C and the 172 both at the same time. They successfully did it with the 180/182.

[n2582d]

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[lowNslow]

I like how they left the tail wheel spring on just in case.

[lowNslow]

While not in the membership directory, N3470C is still in the FAA registration directory and is located in South Carolina. I wonder if it is still a nose dragger?

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

So whats wrong with this picture, the one Gary posted of N3470C. Or maybe more correct, whats wrong with the caption?

This is a "55 or later. See the rear window. It is serial 26513. Couldn't have been done in '53.