Cessna 195
| Model 190 & 195 | |
|---|---|
 Cessna 195 |
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| Type: | Light aircraft |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
December 7, 1945 |
| Commissioning: |
1947 |
| Production time: |
1945 to 1954 |
| Number of pieces: |
1180 |
The Cessna 190 and 195 are single-engine light aircraft powered by a radial engine and manufactured between 1945 and 1954. The Cessna 195 was also referred to as a business liner, although the criteria for a business jet must have been higher at the time. The Model 195 was also used by the United States Air Force , the Air National Guard and the United States Army as a light transport aircraft and multipurpose aircraft under the designation LC-126 .
history
The Cessna 190 and 195 were Cessna's only post-war aircraft that were powered by a radial engine. The first prototype flew on December 7, 1944, and series production began in 1947.
construction
The 195 was the first Cessna aircraft to be constructed entirely of aluminum with cantilever wings, similar to the pre-war Cessna 165 from which it was further developed. The wing plan differs from that of the later Cessna light aircraft in that it exhibited a constant decrease in wing depth from the wing root to the tip and the surfaces did not have a V-position. The profile used was a NACA 2412 , which was also used on the Cessna 150, 172 and 182.
The fuselage is large compared to other Cessna models, as the radial engine with a diameter of 1.07 m had to be accommodated at the tip of the fuselage. The crew and passengers sit on individual seats in the first row and up to three passengers on the rear bench.
The 190/195 has a simple leaf spring chassis. Many were equipped with a swiveling landing gear for landings in cross winds, which allows a windward angle of up to 15 degrees. Although the crosswind landing gear made the landings easier, in return the handling on the ground deteriorated.
The 195 is equipped with a retractable step that extends as soon as the cabin door is opened. On some machines, however, this level was fixed.
Since the aircraft was expensive to buy and operate for private use, Cessna mainly tried to market it as a business aircraft under the name Businessliner . The engines of the 190 and 195 achieved a certain fame for their oil consumption. The oil tank had a capacity of 5 gal . (18.9 L), with a minimum oil level of 2 gal. (7.6 L) in flight. The typical oil consumption with steel cylinder liners was 2 quarts per hour (1.9 l / h).
A manufacturer's own version as a floatplane was equipped with a triple tail unit to increase lateral flight stability. The tail unit was thus similar to that of the Lockheed Constellation .
variants
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The models 190 and 195 differed in the installed engines:
| model | Engine |
|---|---|
| 190 | Continental W670 -23 with 180 kW (240 PS), registration on July 1, 1947 |
| 195 | Jacobs R755 -A2 with 225 kW (300 PS), registration on June 12, 1947 |
| 195A | Jacobs L-4MB (R-755-9) with 184 kW (245 PS), registration on January 6, 1950. |
| 195B | Jacobs R-755B2 with 206 kW (275 PS), registration on March 31, 1952. The area of the landing flaps was 50% larger than the earlier models. |
LC-126
The LC-126 was the military version of the 300 HP model 195 and could be equipped with a skid landing gear for landings on snow or with floats for water landings . Such seaplanes had a top speed of 241 km / h, the cruising speed was 209 km / h; they could fly up to 956 km. 83 LC-126s were delivered: 15 to the US Air Force , 5 to the National Guard and 63 to the American Army . After retirement from active service, the majority of the LC-126 were converted into civilian machines with the help of a Cessna kit and sold to private customers.
production
Including the LC-126, a total of 1180 190 and 195 models were produced. Many machines are currently still in use. In the USA the following numbers were still registered in August 2008:
- 108 Cessna 190
- 282 Cessna 195
- 157 Cessna 195A
- 136 Cessna 195B
When introduced in 1947, the Model 190 sold for $ 12,750. When production ended, the 195B cost $ 24,700. The price of 3495 US dollars for the two-seater Cessna 140 may serve as a comparative figure from this period.
Military users
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 pilot, 4 passengers |
| length | 8.33 m (27 ft 4 in) |
| span | 11.02 m (36 ft 2 in) |
| height | 2.37 m (27 ft 2 in) |
| profile | NACA 2412 |
| Empty weight | 930 kg (2050 lb) |
| payload | 589 kg (1300 lb) |
| Takeoff weight | 1519 kg (3350 lb) |
| Cruising speed | 265 km / h |
| Top speed | 291 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 5582 m (18,300 ft) |
| Range | 1110 km (600 nm) |
| Engine | 1 × Jacobs R-755-A2 radial engine, 225 kW (300 PS) |
See also
Web links
- www.quax-flieger.de : A 195 business liner in the association for the promotion of historical aircraft
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information on the Cessna 190 Series ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
