Kit Identification help
04-02-2004, 11:19 AM
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Kit Identification help
Below are a couple of pics of a plane I recently acquired. These are the only pics available at this time. It was reported to be a Cessna 172 .60 size. Does anyone have any clues as to the maker of a model like this? I have done several searches on the web with no real answers. Please help!
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EDIT: I was also told it has a 72" wingspan.
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EDIT: I was also told it has a 72" wingspan.
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RE: Kit Identification help
Well, I got the plane in yesterday. After a closer look, it may be a Pica 1/6 Cessna 182. Thats the only Cessna i can find matchng the 72" WS. The gear mount has me puzzled tho. It is not inside the fuse like most kits I see are, it is mounted under the belly. This may also be due to the candy drop mod done to the underside just fore of the gear mount. Wheel pants are ABS plastic, not glass. Cowl is missing, but I assume it was ABS as well. The windshiled looks like it has the same shape as my friends J3-Cub does. The vert fin is swept back as well. I will try to post more detailed pics in the near future. I hope this added info can provide someone with some extra clues as to the origin of this bird. Thanks
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RE: Kit Identification help
It's not a Pica Cessna, I built one last year and the only slightly resembling it is the wing shape. The Pica Cessna's fuse is very round in shape, not the flat sides you have. Also the front and rear windshields also make up part of the fuse top.
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RE: Kit Identification help
Spoke with Top Flite this afternoon, they lisst a Cessna in thier discontinued products on thier website, but no further info is available. If anyone has plans, a manual, or any other info on this old plane I would greatly appreciate it.
