red750 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Fascinating new article from former Cessna engineer Harry Clements is now up. He helped design the famous 172, but didn't know it: http://www.airfactsjournal.com/2012/05/tracking-the-conception-birth-and-life-of-the-172/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siznaudin Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Good account: very comprehensive - well spotted. At the first AAAA fly in we went to ... Cowra? - around '91 I think it was - there was a straight tail 170 trike with the so-caled "solid" back (rather than a plexiglass window). I seem to recall that there was a feeling held by some that it wasn't a "classic" as it wasn't a tail dragger, but I'm sure that sentiment no longer holds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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