Jim, if you havn’t already sold the “A” how does it compare?Buckeyejim wrote:I've got a '50A and a '52B. Getting ready to sell the A.
flipped rib
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Re: flipped rib
Doesn’t look like an “A” flap to me.
Gary
Re: flipped rib
And what about that hole in the 'B" flap well ?
Jim McIntosh..
1953 C170B S/N 25656
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1953 C170B S/N 25656
02 K1200RS
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Re: flipped rib
Bruce, I sold the A and now have a B. The pics are from the B. I went into the control panel to change
things from the A to the B, but don't see a way to do it.
things from the A to the B, but don't see a way to do it.
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Re: flipped rib
I checked the end rib set up on a Cardinal recently and found it
had the same configuration as my 170B. That is, some of the
end ribs were installed with the flange showing.
I’m convinced that Cessna did this so they could just squeeze
those rivets instead of bucking them to simplify the manufacturing
process.
As to which planes got that treatment and which didn’t, who knows?
had the same configuration as my 170B. That is, some of the
end ribs were installed with the flange showing.
I’m convinced that Cessna did this so they could just squeeze
those rivets instead of bucking them to simplify the manufacturing
process.
As to which planes got that treatment and which didn’t, who knows?
Re: flipped rib
My '53 170B (which had it's ailerons meticulously rebuilt) and my '62 172C (which has it's original ailerons) …. do not display "flipped" ribs. They are flush at all ends.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.