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 Post subject: Re: Cessna 421C vs Piper Meridian
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When you work it out, cost per mile to fly TPE331 is less than GTSIO-520. This includes fuel, routine maintenance, and overhauls.


I would agree with that, depending on how many miles you flew a year.


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 Post subject: Re: Cessna 421C vs Piper Meridian
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When the predecessor piston 431 was cancelled, a lot of drawings with the same series designation were left in the system without being obsoleted and it was significant effort to get everything cleaned up.


What was the 431? A pressurized 404? I've always said that would have been a great airplane!


It could either be viewed as a pressurized 404 or a piston 441, with significant differences in either case. It had 435 hp GTSIO's (only other use was Commander 685), which were its downfall.

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What was the 431? A pressurized 404? I've always said that would have been a great airplane!


It could either be viewed as a pressurized 404 or a piston 441, with significant differences in either case. It had 435 hp GTSIO's (only other use was Commander 685), which were its downfall.


I can recommend "Cessna Wings for the World", by William Thompson, Volume III is about the development of the 400 Series. I found it on Spruce or Sportys a few years ago. Sounds like Bill could add more insights.

It describes the 431 is a predecessor to both the 404 and 441; lessons learned were applied to both of those aircraft. It flew in 1973. They were looking for 435 or even 450 hp from the GTSIO-520. Target was 300mph, higher critical altitude, 5psi pressurization. The book describes a couple deficiencies that killed it: they used 5* wing twist to improve power-off stall behavior, but this was a detriment to cruise performance. Power-on stall behavior was not acceptable and the P-factor on the right engine could not be overcome. Rather than continue development, the lessons were rolled into other planes (404, 441), and they focused on continued refinement of the 421.

They also describe the 435, which was a 441 with PT6 engines. But this got canned when the rest of the development stopped in the 80s.

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It could either be viewed as a pressurized 404 or a piston 441, with significant differences in either case. It had 435 hp GTSIO's (only other use was Commander 685), which were its downfall.


I can recommend "Cessna Wings for the World", by William Thompson, Volume III is about the development of the 400 Series. I found it on Spruce or Sportys a few years ago. Sounds like Bill could add more insights.

They also describe the 435, which was a 441 with PT6 engines. But this got canned when the rest of the development stopped in the 80s.


I can’t find that book for sale anywhere, any thoughts on where I might find a copy?

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This was one of the first Google hits and in stock: https://www.pilotshop.com/catalog/pnpages/13-17411.php?gclid=CjwKCAiAvriMBhAuEiwA8Cs5lQ1u6aZQcxRdwOYdR7jrduyn0Qa3aK38rVBpQm9yar8ZY21AVTgQVxoCBAIQAvD_BwE

Oops, never mind, that is volume II.

Here is a bargain at $729.94: https://www.amazon.com/Cessna-Wings-World-III/dp/0892882808

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Is this site not working? http://cessnawings.com/order.htm

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I've had a copy on backorder from Aircraft Spruce (Aero Performance) for so long I had forgotten about it.

I stumbled upon the website that Stan mentioned that appears to be the authors website. Maybe a copy will be under my Christmas Tree?


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I have the complete set, Cessna: Wings for the World, I, II, and III, signed by Bill Thompson himself. My brother got them for me 22 years ago and knew Bill.

Lots of fascinating stories and history. We tend to know about only the actual products that made it to market and not about the prototypes and other programs that never did.

Another rich source of information is a DVD video called "Cessna: A Master's Expression". This was apparently produced by Cessna and then never fully distributed or promoted. My brother's 140 makes a brief appearance in the video.

You can find copies on eBay. It deals a lot with the early history of almost all the major aircraft brands and how interconnected they were in the early days.

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Cessna made a helicopter.
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Cessna made furniture.
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There was a Cessna 620, double a 310, a four engine piston business airplane.
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Cessna made a prototype called "Experimental Magic Carpet", or XMC, a pusher design that would be an LSA today.
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I have the complete set, Cessna: Wings for the World, I, II, and III, signed by Bill Thompson himself. My brother got them for me 22 years ago and knew Bill.

Lots of fascinating stories and history. We tend to know about only the actual products that made it to market and not about the prototypes and other programs that never did.

Another rich source of information is a DVD video called "Cessna: A Master's Expression". This was apparently produced by Cessna and then never fully distributed or promoted. My brother's 140 makes a brief appearance in the video.

You can find copies on eBay. It deals a lot with the early history of almost all the major aircraft brands and how interconnected they were in the early days.

Some little know facts:

Cessna made a helicopter.
Attachment:
US_Army_Cessna_CH-1.jpg

Cessna made furniture.
Attachment:
1940s-1950s-Cessna-Aircraft-mid-century-modern-long.jpg

There was a Cessna 620, double a 310, a four engine piston business airplane.
Attachment:
Cessna_620_(4590370750).jpg

Cessna made a prototype called "Experimental Magic Carpet", or XMC, a pusher design that would be an LSA today.
Attachment:
1qfIN0L8N4QtcYH6kJSOe0jdyIVOlTk2psYWrl55m9E.jpg

Mike C.


I wondered if you were related to Phil, but never got around to asking.

Another little known fact: when Cessna shut down propeller production, they also made pizza pans for a while. Don't think they got rich doing it.

Somebody mentioned the 435 a few posts ago. I worked on that one too. Besides the state of the economy, it didn't meet performance projections, which were based on the 441 and failed to take into account fatter nacelles, exhaust stubs, oil cooling, etc. It was known going in that high altitude performance would be less with the PT6 (135 variants) than the Garretts.


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I wondered if you were related to Phil, but never got around to asking.

Half of all the people named Ciholas in the USA have pilot licenses.

The other 2 are my parents.

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Another little known fact: when Cessna shut down propeller production, they also made pizza pans for a while. Don't think they got rich doing it.

The pizza pans might have been more profitable than the props, though.

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Somebody mentioned the 435 a few posts ago. I worked on that one too. Besides the state of the economy, it didn't meet performance projections, which were based on the 441 and failed to take into account fatter nacelles, exhaust stubs, oil cooling, etc. It was known going in that high altitude performance would be less with the PT6 (135 variants) than the Garretts.

Per Thompson's book, the 435 was a 441 with PT6-116 engines of 635 HP. Basically a drop for the TPE331-8 engines the 441 had in terms of power.

It did have nacelle baggage lockers. something the 441 cold never have.

Performance:

FL180: 285 knots
FL350: 258 knots

In most all ways the 435 underperformed the 441. The PT6 engine is just not as aerodynamically efficient to mount on the wing and it burns more fuel. With less speed and more fuel burn, range suffered.

The two areas the 435 won was lower noise and appeal to PT6 snobs. Otherwise, it was a lesser airplane than the 441.

The 441 is really an awesome plane. I just couldn't afford one when I was buying the MU2.

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