Now well OT - Cessnas - was RE: VW Dealership

[vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com> wrote:

> wow, you have a '56 172??  that's a straight tail one
> without a rear window, right??

Yep.

 and a continental
> engine??

Right again.

  140 hp maybe??

Stock it would have 145 HP.  I've got about 35 hours on the
overhaul and did a little balancing & flow-matching while
it was apart, so it performs a little better.  :)

  the oldest i flew was a 63
> or 64 with a 6 cyl cont. in it, smooth, but lacked the
> power i was used to with the lyc 360s at 160 or 180
> HP.

I've got the same engine, but a little cleaner airframe. 
It's the wrap-around window and slant tail that kills it. 
I can outclimb a new Skyhawk with mine, on less horsepower.
 Plus the simplicity is nice - manual flaps, direct reading
fuel gauges etc.


=====
Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'77, '81 S, '85, '86 & '88 Sciroccos, '96 Passat GLX Wagon, '56 Cessna 172
"My rabbit has a human foot on his keychain.  That's not the scary part.  What I wanna know is what those keys are for." - The Four Postmen

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com