Tracking The Conception, Birth And Life Of The 172

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Fascinating new article from former Cessna engineer Harry Clements is now up. He helped design the famous 172, but didn't know it:

 

http://www.airfactsjournal.com/2012/05/tracking-the-conception-birth-and-life-of-the-172/

 

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Good account: very comprehensive - well spotted. At the first AAAA fly in we went to ... Cowra? - around '91 I think it was - there was a straight tail 170 trike with the so-caled "solid" back (rather than a plexiglass window). I seem to recall that there was a feeling held by some that it wasn't a "classic" as it wasn't a tail dragger, but I'm sure that sentiment no longer holds.