Bill,
The 190/195 series was essentially an all metal version of the C-34
Airmaster, which also had the same cantilever wing design, but was made of
wood. One of these was deteriorating at our airport when I was beginning to
fly in the late 1950s. I have a photo somewhere that shows it sitting
outside in the snow. I traced it some time ago and found it had been
restored and was still flying.
I first recall these beautiful airplanes from my schoolboy days of the
1930s. The government bought some to do aerial mapping. One was based at
my home town for a while, and the pilot's son was enrolled in school with
me. As I recall, it had a hole in the cabin floor to permit photographs
with a large aerial camera.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties
> The Cessna 195 (and 190) were very unusual for the time, as both had a
> fill
> cantilever wing, with no struts for support. The goal was to reduce drag
> from the struts, but they soon abandoned that plan. Probably found that
> the
> drag from the strut was less than the penalty of the additional weight of
> the heavier wing spar.
>
> There is an often reproduced photo of the first Cessna with a full
> cantilever wing, where workers from the shop were standing shoulder to
> shoulder, front to back over the entire wing, supposedly showing the
> strength. I'm betting people weighed less in those days.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Nichols
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 10:54 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties
>
> On 17 October 2012 16:34, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Ian.
>>
>> It is hard to see from these images, but there is a circumferential
>> opening
>> at the back of the cowling that provides a smooth exit path.
>>
>
>
> Thought it would be something like that, which is very neat and, if done
> right (and it probably is here) could even add a bit of thrust due to the
> heat input along the way - a bit like the famous P-51D oil cooler.
>
>
>
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