Yes, there is still a flyable airmaster at a museum in Liberal, Kansas, the
most inappropriately named town ever. It was the personal plane of Duane and
Velma Wallace. Also, while working for Cessna, I saw crates in a warehouse
that contained preserved examples of early Cessnas, like the airmaster.
Don't know what happened, they were kept secretly by loyal employees, as the
successor to Mr. Wallace worked tirelessly to erase all history of the
company prior to his arrival. Mr. Wallace=a nice guy and a fine gentleman.
Successor=a real prick.
Must have had a hole in the floor, otherwise photos of no use.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Nichols
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:30 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties
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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