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1965
1965 - 0021.PDF
FLIGHT International, 7 January I96S n SPORT ^VJNIJP B U S I N ESS The new Cessna Super Skylane displaying its "jet flow" engine noce//e. This middle-price 285 h.f>. six-seater cruises at 177 m.p.h. and costs $23,995 ex-works. (See "Cessna Singles for '65," below) Cessna Singles For '65 continue substantially unchanged from last year. Smallest in the range, the two (occasional three)-seat 15OE (100 h.p. Continental O-200) has been altered least following the introduction of omni -vision last year. Changes include a neater panel, form-fitting bucket seats, and optional rear-view mirror. Next size up are Cessna's cheapest true four-seaters, the popular 172 and Skyhawk de luxe version (both with 145 h.p. Continental O-300s), which have been made easier to use and more comfortable. Switch-operated electric flaps replace the cumbersome big lever, and a revised panel and central pedestal house the fuel tap, leaving a flat floor and more leg room. Over eight thousand 172s have been built, including over 100 assembled in Europe by Reims Aviation (the 100th is illustrated on the next page). In the medium price range, the 182 and Skylane, powered by 230 h.p. engines and capable of carrying four adults plus two children, are joined for 1965 by a new model, the 285 h.p. full six-seat Super Skylane. This machine (illustrated above), costs $23,995 ex works, is powered by an IO-520-A and cruises at 177 m.p.h. The range is claimed to be 825 miles on 65 gallons of fuel with 1,5101b useful load. Gross weight of the Super Skylane is 3,3001b com- pared with 2,8001b of the 230 h.p. models. All three have the new "jet flow" nose (Cessna's answer to Piper's tiger shark nacelles); claimed advantages for the change are better engine cooling, less drag, quieter and smoother cruising. Other structural changes are a thicker one-piece windscreen and bigger span tailplane and ele- vators. An all-new optional oxygen system is available with indi- vidual outlets for each seat (the Super Skylane has a service ceiling of over 16,000ft). Other engineering features of the latest models are: a central vacuum filtering system that will operate up to 500hr without replacement; new gyro bearings; 52 amp alternator which delivers 20 amp at tick-over speeds; and a set of seven optional static dischargers. Cessna's retractable-undercarriage single 210 Centurian (from which the Super Skylane has been developed) continues in pro- duction with the same detail engineering changes applied to the middle-price range. The retraction mechanism is improved to make it vibration-free. The range of three work-a-day freighters continue and are modified in detail according to their pure passenger equivalent model. The biggest, the Super Skywagon, is equivalent to the new Super Skylane but for the big double side doors. The 185D Sky- wagon and 180H have fixed tailwheel undercarriages, and 260 h.p. and 230 h.p. engines respectively. Super Skymaster is the designation given by Cessna to the push- pull Skymaster's successor which, they say, is to be virtually a new aircraft. To be introduced on the market during February, the also push-pull Super Skymaster has Continental O-360 engines continuously rated for 210 h.p., a retractable undercarriage rather like that of the Cessna 210, a restyled nose improving visibility, cruising speeds up to 200 m.p.h., thickened and double-layer windows and improved soundproofing and vibration damping. Single-engined performance is better than that of any other unsupercharged light twin. Optional features are "color-styled" panel and control wheels, and reclining seats with electric vertical adjustment. It is also reported that wing incidence has been altered to improve the flight attitude. Ex-factory price at Wichita is $39,950 (about £11,200). The turbo-supercharged Cessna 411 six- to eight-seater, though not yet fully publicly shown, already has an order backlog of more than $10,000,000. Max Conrad's Latest Record Attempt started from Cape Town at 07.15 local time on December 24. The plan to beat his own FA1 Class 4 straight-line distance record (by covering 8,316 miles to New Orleans) was successful even though he was forced to land the Twin Comanche at St Petersburg, Florida, due to bad weather, shortage of fuel, and (it was reported) mechanical difficulties. Nevertheless Conrad did beat his previous best (7,668 miles between Casablanca and Los Angeles set up in 1959 in a Com- anche) and is claiming a new record for this 7,848 mile flight. The exact times of the flight were not available as this issue went to press but it was expected before take-off to have lasted around 60hr. The Twin Comanche's take-off from Cape Town took over 5,000ft of runway with the gross weight 3,0001b over the production aircraft's normal permitted 3,6001b. The 632 US gal of fuel was disposed in two 15gal tip tanks, a 120gal nose tank and further cabin tanks including a 40gal tank forming Conrad's seat. The Isle of Man Air Race If a fat purse is the spice of competition there should be no reason why the first announcement of this year's Royal Aero Club sporting calendar should not interest practically every pilot in Britain. From May 28 to 30 there is to be a round-the- Isle of Man air race with prize money totalling at least 1,000 guineas. Donors of this handsome bounty are Cambrian Airways and Crockfords, who control the island gambling casino. The race is also being organized as a rally and competitors are invited from all countries. The event should go far towards satisfying continen- tals' pleas for a good British rally. The ex-RAF airfield at Jurby in the north of the island is expected to be the focal point. Max Conrad at St Petersburg, Florida, after his record flight from Cape Town
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