Darcshadow5 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

because the size of the plane and the over wing configuration leads to a weak retractable undercarriage design which is neither safe nor practical. :-D

MiraclesArePossible (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Neat.

GeneralSirDouglasMcA (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Okay, I've just watched the video with sound, and while they didn't mention performance, at the end it said this experimental model was being powered by a 315 hp Lycoming. Seems it is a high-performance aircraft after all (though like he says, it may change).

GeneralSirDouglasMcA (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

This is a nice looking airplane. I'd heard Cessna was going to produce a high-performance airplane a lot like the C210 (even though they already have the Cessna 350 and 400 Columbia). Is this the plane they were talking about?Sorry, I currently don't have speakers, so I cannot hear what is being said throughout this video.

16sag7 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Why has Cessna stop making retractables for their piston line?

pauljs75 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Neat little plane. Diesel sounds like a neat idea, because that way they can start to use electronic engine management but without a wiring nest and extra testing that redundant igniton systems would require. (Probably why aviation piston engines are a good ways behind the automotive sector. Knock retard, easy cold starts, flex fuel, etc. are all taken for granted in modern fuel injected car engines.) The other advantage would be using JP fuel. That might make things safer in a crash too.

USSCessna (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

My 5 Stars to You Cessna. you became great Legend in to the Skies of America.

ccoraxfan (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Why do they make only leaded and not low-lead? Are there aircraft in Hawaii that need leaded fuel, and they take precedence?

chengloki (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Hey ccoraxfan, guess what. In Hawai'i all you can get is the green stuff. No one makes blue here. Our refineries are limitted, so they only make green. It's not cheap. =Stefan=

sundog47 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

I have no idea what your talking about. Your right about the oil based fuels being similar my observation is that Kerosene and Jet-A are close in Spec/gr, ICE/lf, Flash point, pour point, and many other lube factors. The engine manufactures determine which fuel should be used. Some use diesel some use JP-8c.