ORIGINAL: hogflyer
I suspect on the theory of the last digit the number of seats they would have had problems with the duplication of models. I can't see a viable recip single short of a big honkin radial being able to seat more than 8 - even that big 8 cylinder IO-720 I don't think would be able to do it.
That was just some of the info I remember from the magazine article. By the way, wasn't the early 210A a 4 seater?
Hogflyer
My data shows it was introduced as a 6-seater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_210 in 1957
It is scheduled to be replaced by the Cessna NGP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_NGP
http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/FRTy...Erst/PRNGP.htm
http://www.avweb.com/newspics/new_cessna2.jpg
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive.../687-full.html