Is it hard to find a qualified Cessna 140 mechanic? How much will an annual cost? How much for an overhaul?
November 13, 2008
Any piston A&P Mechanic can work on a 140. Most of the Cessna singles have been basically the same for many years. Cessna quotes annuals for aircraft of this size at 16-18 man-hours for their Single Engine Service Centers, not including squawks. It will also depend on if it's AD status is current. As for the engine overhaul, it depends on who does it. The overhaul will not be cheap. Most piston shops have an hourly rate at $55-75 and hour, depending on the shop and area.
What would happen if you made a Cessna airplane redline on the airspeed?
November 13, 2008
Like 215 Knots, when the redline is 150 Knots?
What normally happens is, when you reach a speed thats far to fast the aircraft starts to shake (bit like turbulance) then as the speed gets faster and faster the shaking becomes more violent. When it gets to this stage you need to slow the hell down (idle throttles, little bit of flap and try to climb a little bit) the speed should drop rapidly. When you are at a safe speed again, then retract the flaps and set the nose on the horizon indicator and increase your throttle to about 50-60% to get a nice cruise speed. If you start to stall at all, then don't panic just open the throttle, retract the flaps and go into a very very shallow desent.
What would happen if you made a Cessna airplane redline on the airspeed?
November 13, 2008
Like 215 Knots, when the redline is 150 Knots?
What normally happens is, when you reach a speed thats far to fast the aircraft starts to shake (bit like turbulance) then as the speed gets faster and faster the shaking becomes more violent. When it gets to this stage you need to slow the hell down (idle throttles, little bit of flap and try to climb a little bit) the speed should drop rapidly. When you are at a safe speed again, then retract the flaps and set the nose on the horizon indicator and increase your throttle to about 50-60% to get a nice cruise speed. If you start to stall at all, then don't panic just open the throttle, retract the flaps and go into a very very shallow desent.
Tiger Moth
November 13, 2008
Originally produced as a development of the well-known Gipsy Moth the Tiger Moth went on to become one of the world’s most famous training aircraft. During the Second World War it provided the majority of RAF pilots with their elementary flying training.
After the Dunkirk evacuation, in 1940, almost any anti-invasion idea was considered; just three of the more extraordinary Tiger Moth conversions are given below:
In August 1940, 350 Tiger Moths were fitted with light bomb racks. These aircraft were to undertake the bombing of enemy troops attempting a landing.
The ‘paraslasher’; a scythe-like blade fitted to a Tiger Moth and intended to cut parachutist’s canopies as they descended to earth. Flight tests proved the idea, but it was not officially adopted.
The Tiger Moth ‘human crop sprayer’ used a tank fitted in the front pit with powder dispensers located under the wings. The tank would be filled with ‘Paris Green’, an extremely poisonous insecticide. It was intended that low flying aircraft would dust the German troops as they waded ashore.
Fortunately none of these ideas had to be used, leaving Elementary Flying Training Schools to their vital role of pilot training.
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Cessna Citation 2 Crash
November 13, 2008
A CJ2 lands downwind and crashes into the water. Watch what happens next…
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