Backcountry Pilot • TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

Have you modified your aircraft? STC? STOL Kit? Major rebuild from just a data plate?
Post a reply
32 posts • Page 2 of 2 • 1, 2
Thu May 28, 2015 5:05 pm

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

I'm sure there are other ways, but using Photobucket is how I post pics here.

Cary
Cary offline
User avatar
Posts: 3801
Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:49 pm
Location: Fort Collins, CO
"I have slipped the surly bonds of earth..., put out my hand and touched the face of God." J.G. Magee
top
Thu May 28, 2015 5:38 pm

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

Ryan Smith wrote:I flew a friend's 1953 with Tom's conversion and it was a hell of an airplane. Big difference from the stock engine, but his airplane was heavy as well. I think he threw around 1550 empty. Cut down 88" prop, Sportsman STOL, flap gap seals, Avion panel, Atlee Dodge folding rear seats among the many modifications. If it had larger tires, it would be a pretty stout backcountry airplane, but it rarely sees grass under its tires at KARR.

I was hoping to attach a few pictures to this post that are stored on my local drive, but I'm not seeing that ability in this forum software. Is there some sort of post limit that one must exceed before attachments are allowed?

I've flown my family's stock 1952 B model since I was 12, so I'm pretty fond of the stock airframe. After flying his and how heavy his flew, while it flew really, really well, I believe I'd be in the 180 market if I needed that kind of performance. It didn't remind me much of a 170 at all.


You can upload the photos into your album right here on BCP (or any photo hosting site). Then copy the image URL and paste it between img brackets like this in your post.... [img]URLgoeshere[/img]
Last edited by robw56 on Thu May 28, 2015 6:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
robw56 offline
User avatar
Posts: 3263
Joined: Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:30 pm
Location: Ward
Aircraft: 1957 C-180A
top
Thu May 28, 2015 5:54 pm

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

Ryan Smith wrote:I was hoping to attach a few pictures to this post that are stored on my local drive, but I'm not seeing that ability in this forum software. Is there some sort of post limit that one must exceed before attachments are allowed?


You have to let go of the concept of file attachment... I enforce a reference style here that's meant to keep images separate from the forum database.

You can use any photo host you like that supports remote linking (Imgur, Flickr, Photobucket, et al.) Here's an easy tutorialfor how to do it using our photo gallery.
Zzz offline
Janitorial Staff
User avatar
Posts: 2855
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:09 pm
Location: northern
Aircraft: Swiveling desk chair
Half a century spent proving “it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
top
Fri May 29, 2015 9:42 am

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

Ryan Smith wrote:............I've flown my family's stock 1952 B model since I was 12, so I'm pretty fond of the stock airframe. After flying his and how heavy his flew, while it flew really, really well, I believe I'd be in the 180 market if I needed that kind of performance. It didn't remind me much of a 170 at all.


There was a pretty good article in Vintage Airplane magazine some years ago, written by a guy who owned a 320-powered Luscombe. He compared how the various Lusombe models flew, including some common engine upgrades. I remember he said that while his airplane performed very well, it flew very differently than a standard model and didn't have that nice light Luscombe feel.
hotrod180 offline
Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 10534
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:47 pm
Location: Port Townsend, WA
Cessna Skywagon -- accept no substitute!
top
Sun May 31, 2015 8:50 am

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

hotrod180 wrote:
Ryan Smith wrote:............I've flown my family's stock 1952 B model since I was 12, so I'm pretty fond of the stock airframe. After flying his and how heavy his flew, while it flew really, really well, I believe I'd be in the 180 market if I needed that kind of performance. It didn't remind me much of a 170 at all.


There was a pretty good article in Vintage Airplane magazine some years ago, written by a guy who owned a 320-powered Luscombe. He compared how the various Lusombe models flew, including some common engine upgrades. I remember he said that while his airplane performed very well, it flew very differently than a standard model and didn't have that nice light Luscombe feel.


That's a common complaint about re-engined airplanes, when the replacement weighs more than the original. Although I understand that my Lycoming 360 weighs a tad more than the Continental 300 it replaced, I'm glad that it didn't materially affect the typical light handling most 172s have.

Cary
Cary offline
User avatar
Posts: 3801
Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:49 pm
Location: Fort Collins, CO
"I have slipped the surly bonds of earth..., put out my hand and touched the face of God." J.G. Magee
top
Sun May 31, 2015 11:56 am

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

I'm having trouble wrapping my head around putting a tall panel in a 170. For me the low glare shield is one of their sweet selling points.
denalipilot offline
Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 2789
Joined: Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:53 pm
Location: Denali
Aircraft: C-170B+
top
Sun May 31, 2015 5:57 pm

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

Tall panel I don't mind. Cowling that doesn't rake down as the stock one does is a huge detractor. There are some in-cockpit videos of that airplane on takeoff and landing, and the visibility over the nose does not remind one of a Cessna 170.
Ryan Smith offline
User avatar
Posts: 13
Joined: Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:45 pm
Location: Greensboro
Aircraft: Cessna 170B
top
Sun May 31, 2015 6:16 pm

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

Ryan Smith wrote:Tall panel I don't mind. Cowling that doesn't rake down as the stock one does is a huge detractor. There are some in-cockpit videos of that airplane on takeoff and landing, and the visibility over the nose does not remind one of a Cessna 170.

Thanks- I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but now I see what you mean.
denalipilot offline
Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 2789
Joined: Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:53 pm
Location: Denali
Aircraft: C-170B+
top
Sun May 31, 2015 6:49 pm

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

If I remember right, I think this plane weighed around 1700lbs. To me, that would negate one of the main reasons to want a 170.
Gary
shortfielder offline
User avatar
Posts: 2350
Joined: Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:14 pm
Location: Durango, Colorado
FindMeSpot URL: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... D263l9HKFb
If you want to go up, pull back on the controls. If you want to go down, pull back farther.

My SPOT page
top
Mon Jun 01, 2015 7:55 am

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

oops...dammit....never mind.
(Zane, you need a "delete post" button on the edit feature!)
hotrod180 offline
Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 10534
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:47 pm
Location: Port Townsend, WA
Cessna Skywagon -- accept no substitute!
top
Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:02 am

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

hotrod180 wrote:oops...dammit....never mind.
(Zane, you need a "delete post" button on the edit feature!)


It's an option but I deliberately do not allow it to preserve continuity. Just think twice before posting. Accidental double posts will be handled by mods.
Zzz offline
Janitorial Staff
User avatar
Posts: 2855
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:09 pm
Location: northern
Aircraft: Swiveling desk chair
Half a century spent proving “it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
top
Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:13 am

Re: TSIO360 on a Cessna 170B

Zzz wrote:.....Just think twice before posting.....


Yeah, right! It's obvious you don't know me very well. #-o
hotrod180 offline
Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 10534
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:47 pm
Location: Port Townsend, WA
Cessna Skywagon -- accept no substitute!
top

DISPLAY OPTIONS

Previous
Post a reply
32 posts • Page 2 of 2 • 1, 2
Return to Modifications

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests

Latest Features

Latest Knowledge Base