richs@wjvax.UUCP (Rich Sanders) (07/15/85)
I agree with you about the Cessna Cardinal (RG or not is ok with me). The big
auto type doors make sense to me. You don't have to push the seats back into
the shins of your back seat passengers to get out. Also strutless is beautiful.
It has low, sleek lines and looks great in the air. Originally, Cessna thought
it would replace the 172, but it wasen't accepted in that way. The early planes
suffered from being underpowered and had poor landing characteristics because
the stabalator (the only Cessna aircraft with one) would run out of lift in the
flair. This was later solved by adding leading edge slots in the stabalator
to keep the tail from stalling early.
Now if only I could find one for less that $20k in any kind of shape! Or maybe
I could get a partner to... Or how about......
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{pesnta,twg,ios,qubix,turtlevax,tymix}!wjvax!richsron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (07/18/85)
> Now if only I could find one for less that $20k in any kind of shape! Or maybe > I could get a partner to... Or how about...... A friend and I almost bought a 1970 non-RG for $12,000.
ths@lanl.ARPA (07/19/85)
> I agree with you about the Cessna Cardinal (RG or not is ok with me). > Now if only I could find one for less that $20k in any kind of shape! Or > I am surprised that you have been unable to find a "good" Cardinal for $20K or less. Because the airplane has had a bit of a "checkered career", I have seen some very nice examples for 20K. Remember that you will be paying about $8,000 for a decent engine overhaul. Let me see if the one in Santa Fe is still available. >>>>>>> BREAK >>>>>>> Some comments about "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo". It was written by Capt. Ted Lawson who piloted the "Ruptured Duck" during the mission. As with most of the crews, this was Ted's only WWII mission. He lost his leg during the ditching off the coast of China. The book is outstanding but the movie which starred Van Johnson and June Allison was only so so. Lawson still attends the yearly reunions as I recall, the last one being in ABQ this spring. Although the mission itself produced little physical damage to Japan, the psycological effect on both the American public and the Japanese people was tremendous. Col. Dolittle, who commanded the raid, expected to be relegated to peeling potatoes on his return to the U.S. because all 16 planes were lost. He was surprised to find the hero's reception and Congressional Medal of Honor waiting for him. He was promoted to Brig. General and given command of the Air Forces in the Mediterranian (13th I think). The Japanses were forced to retain a rather large "home defense" force to thwart any further attacks. It would be two more years before American planes would challenge the Japanese homeland. Ted Spitzmiller
jackg@tekchips.UUCP (Jack Gjovaag) (07/23/85)
> > > Now if only I could find one for less that $20k in any kind of shape! Or maybe > > I could get a partner to... Or how about...... > > A friend and I almost bought a 1970 non-RG for $12,000. I just purchased a 1977 Cardinal RG II for $17,500. True, it has a high time engine, but it is full IFR, including DME. I agree that these planes are pretty nice looking and apparently so do a lot of other people. At the place where I park it I often notice people looking it over, peeking in the windows, etc. A partner? Sure, I would love to have someone to share in the $8000 engine overhaul coming up soon. Just send me a check. Jack Gjovaag Computer Research Lab Tektronix, Inc.