factory paint jobs
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factory paint jobs
Not all 170s came from the factory bare metal and trim paint. The may 1950 AIR FACTS magazine has a picture of a 170a with an over-all paint job [no bare metal]. The accompanying article reads in part...the painted jobs are quieter simply from the damping effect on the flat areas of the fuselage'. I have a bunch of old AIR FACTS from the late 40s and early 50s. Lots of neat old 170 ads-all of them in black and white.
Tracy Ake
1955 cessna 170b
sn26936
N2993D
1955 cessna 170b
sn26936
N2993D
Did the Air Facts mag specifically declare the overall paint to be factory applied? Cessna specifications were that no aircraft left the factory fully painted except for a few aircraft ordered by commercial customers with custom paint schemes. (Humble Oil so ordered some airplanes. Even, so, they were not painted all-over....the ordered scheme was a custom trim-over-bare alum scheme.)
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
factory paint jobs
The article didn't specifically mention that the overall paint job was factory applied, however the article was all about the 'new' 1950 c170. The writer [Leighton Collins?] flew it and then in the article listed the improvements. The lack of a specific reference may indicate that it had been available during prior model years. The background in the picture shows the factory?
Tracy Ake
1955 cessna 170b
sn26936
N2993D
1955 cessna 170b
sn26936
N2993D