Love's Landing Fly In 4 19 08 Cessna 196

[BigWheelHawaii]

The cowling around the Pratt, kinda kill's the great lines of the Cessna 195...

That and the wing tanks, they really kill the artistic lines... But the Pratt in the

nose, that might be better than the Jake... Some might say that a "rubber band"

is better than sitting behind a Jake up front... A "Shaky Jake" that is... I have seen this airplane in a couple of Jimmy's ad's for "Leeward Air Park"... There

are just certain airplanes that have great lines, the Cessna 195 is one of them...

[BigWheelHawaii]

It's the climb performance that should be outstanding. Wonder how they plan

to keep the wings on ? Cessna 195's have a AD Note on the wings now.

At one time, you had to strap two, 2 inch diameter steel bars that were

61/2 ft long, one on each side of the main spar.. Some 195's would flex the

wings so much in ruff air, that they would crack the side windows. The main

spar sets right over your head, you could hear the wings creaking, even

over the engine noise...

[Jshmo34]

What engine you got in there a 235, 275, or 300?

[handy335]

@Jshmo34 - That's a P&W R985 running 450HP. Quite rare to see one on the nose of a C-195. It's the same engine as a Howard DGA-15P, a Super Stearman, Beech Stagger Wing, and a DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver.

[Jshmo34]

Wow beautiful plane It makes my 170 look bad haha what engine do you have in it the 245, 275, or 300?

[cessna182tpilot]

DAMN!! That is an awesome Cessna!

[pathyskeeter]

Those Champs have WAY too much power.

[xxuncexx]

holy f that thing is fast

[LethalHobo]

WHOA! What?? Cessna 196???

Learn something new everyday.

Whats the story behind this 196?

[knifeedge63]

@LethalHobo seems to be a longer range version of a 195 hence the wing tanks and larger more powerful engine. what engine it has i am not sure, but it certainly is a rare bird!

[knifeedge63]

@LethalHobo ok i just found some info on this plane. all 196s are is modified 195s with P&W radials, and added wing tanks for longer range and higher speed. the advantage that im going to guess on is that it can cover more ground for longer periods of time. i hope this helps to the mystery of the 196. im not claiming to know that this info is solid, im just going by a little research.

[LethalHobo]

@knifeedge63 thanks for the great reply!

[knifeedge63]

@LethalHobo your quite welcome!

[P51ride]

Was this filmed at Leeward Air Ranch ?

[RV6airplanePilot]

No, but on my channel you will find 4 videos that were, all have the name Leeward in them. Let me know if you need help finding them. Happy Landings!