Cessna 170 Photoshoot: Hayward, CA
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One of the aviation magazines, can't remember which one, maybe Private Pilot or Flying, back about 8 or 10 years ago ran a feature article on a 170 and it had a 3 bladed prop. It was a long time ago, but it seems like it looked like MayflyPFG's plane. The article was very favorable to 170's and their looks.
Joe
51 C170A
Grand Prairie, TX
51 C170A
Grand Prairie, TX
Glynn Dennis put that 3-blade prop on recently.
My friends are currently flying my new baby from California to New Hampshire. It'll be great to get together with Doug (and anyone else in the neighborhood) for photos & fun. Sorry to have missed you Trevor!
Best,
Rose.
PS. Trevor: Sonoma Skypark is my favorite little airport. I so envy that you live down the road from there.
My friends are currently flying my new baby from California to New Hampshire. It'll be great to get together with Doug (and anyone else in the neighborhood) for photos & fun. Sorry to have missed you Trevor!
Best,
Rose.
PS. Trevor: Sonoma Skypark is my favorite little airport. I so envy that you live down the road from there.
STC for 3 bladed prop
Glynn mentioned that the AI who installed this prop was working on an STC for this installation. Do you know if the STC was ever obtained?MayflyPFG wrote:Glynn Dennis put that 3-blade prop on recently.
Karl
'53 170B N3158B SN:25400
ASW-20BL
'53 170B N3158B SN:25400
ASW-20BL
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you'll have to come visit next time you're in the area.MayflyPFG wrote: PS. Trevor: Sonoma Skypark is my favorite little airport. I so envy that you live down the road from there.
i wish i had known sooner that you were leaving! i would have shot more images of your bird
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1950 Cessna 170A N5LP, Horton STOL, 180 Gear
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i'm not sure if my 170A came w/pants or not.
the previous owner found them on the inernet
at great cost!
i've considered taking them off
as it is a colossal hassle pumping up the tire
with them on
and i think the 170's look fantastic w/o them on
as the above pics atest.
dave
the previous owner found them on the inernet
at great cost!
i've considered taking them off
as it is a colossal hassle pumping up the tire
with them on
and i think the 170's look fantastic w/o them on
as the above pics atest.
dave
1951 170A 1468D SN 20051
1942 L-4B 2764C USAAC 43-572 (9433)
AME #17747
Three Bladed Prop C-170
There was a C-170 at both the Shelbyville, IN and Anchorage, AK conventions that had a 3 blade prop. I don't recall if it was the same plane or not, but as I remember it was the same color as as in the photo above. Both had 225 hp Franklin conversions.
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This might make filling the tires a bit easier...iowa wrote:i'm not sure if my 170A came w/pants or not.
the previous owner found them on the inernet
at great cost!
i've considered taking them off
as it is a colossal hassle pumping up the tire
with them on
and i think the 170's look fantastic w/o them on
as the above pics atest.
dave
On each wheel, locate the valve stem and make a mark on the sidewall of the tire with a grease pencil... somewhere where you can still see it with the pants on. When you need to put air in the tires, roll the plane forward until the mark is visible, then remove the bolt on the outside of the wheel pant that threads into the axle. You should have enough flex in the pant to pull it away form the wheel and get the air chuck on the valve stem. It's a bit of a hassle, but not as bad as removing the entire wheel pant.
Doug
I made a long chuck that reaches through the pant hole and am able to fill that way. I used to remove the pant and got tired of that. This is a lot easier.
John
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Yep. That's the way I do it. Except I applied a red dot to the sidewall with an automotive touch-up paint-bottle brush. (Small bottles of automotive touch-up paint with integral touch-up brushes are available at AutoZone, WalMart, etc.. Having a bottle of each color that matches your airplane can be handy for stone chips on the gear legs, front of the cowl, etc etc.)doug8082a wrote: This might make filling the tires a bit easier...
On each wheel, locate the valve stem and make a mark on the sidewall of the tire with a grease pencil... somewhere where you can still see it with the pants on. When you need to put air in the tires, roll the plane forward until the mark is visible, then remove the bolt on the outside of the wheel pant that threads into the axle. You should have enough flex in the pant to pull it away form the wheel and get the air chuck on the valve stem. It's a bit of a hassle, but not as bad as removing the entire wheel pant.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.