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Old 23rd September 2006 | 08:22
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BroomstickPilot
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'New' Cessna

Guys,

I think some of you haven't read the question which was;

Quote: 'What is everyone expecting from the Cessna NG'?

What I am expecting is,
1. a 1950's design with a few new minor tweaks (as IO540 says),
2. Soggy handling, ("make it like a car" - Cessna in the 60s),
3. Non-aerobatic and probably non-spinnable,
4. Old fashioned 1930s engine (just got to be an American gas-guzzling unit),
5. Fuel efficiency better than before, but still not very good,
6. Sit-up-and-beg sitting position,
7. Control yoke (when a stick would be better) that fouls the pilot's kneeboard.
8. Limited endurance (two and a half to three hours).

In short, I suppose you could call it a C153!

I bet they don't exibit it at Farnborough, we might all laugh.

Broomstick.
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