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Cessna 172 Project

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Tue Sep 20, 2016 4:18 am

Re: Cessna 172 Project

"How would you ever get approval in Canada to convert a slant to a straight tail? Your also converting to taildragger I imagine?"
With all the changes I got it accepted as an amature build. One of the last ones to get that approval before Transport Canada went stupid. I am installing the attach points and reinforcements to go with a Pilatus/Otter style main gear in the future but it will first go together as a nosedragger.
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Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:01 am

Re: Cessna 172 Project

Ahh, that makes more sense. I have watched a few of your post and was interested how you were doing your changes.
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Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:47 pm

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SkyLarkin wrote:I don't have the back seat in my 170 but do have the desire to haul a third person from time to time.


If anything I would like to take a front seat and mount it on seat rails in the middle behind the two front seats. It would balance the plane a little better with a third person and give the back seat passenger more comfort and ability to look out both sides. It would also be easier to communicate between the front and back.


Interesting concept, but probably impractical from a certification standpoint? At this point, I'm leaning toward one folding seat with nice cushion. First things first, I think the engine is decided, carb'd O-360-A1A. I'm a fan of injection, but the possibility of it being on floats at some point has me sold on Carburation. Time to talk to DelAir.
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