Talk:Cessna Airmaster

Confused
My reference says the Cessna C-165 with the 165 hp Super Scarab engine, was a follow-on to the C-145 which was a redesignation of the Model C-39 (the numerical part indicating horsepower, 145 hp). The C-165D had a 175 hp Super Scarab. The C-39 was a new design 4-seat model rolled out 11 September 1938.

The two Army Model C-34s had the USAAF designation UC-77B. (Out of 42 built) One Model C-37 had the USAAF designation UC-77C. (out of 46 built) Three Model C-165s had the USAAF designation UC-94. (42 C-145s built, 34 C-165s built, 3 C-165Ds built)

I'm only interested in the Military Aviation part. This whole article might need to be reworked someday. Do whatever y'all think best. --Colputt 23:51, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Article name
Propose that the article should be moved to Cessna C-165 which is the more usual name for these earlier Cessnas which should not be confused with the later model 120, 140 etc when the C prefix was dropped. Any comment ? MilborneOne (talk) 21:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

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 * 1940 Airmaster C165 right side.jpg

"landing flap"?
What is a "landing flap/belly flap" on a high-wing monoplane? It is not anywhere near the wing so it can't be to act as a flap for lift, and I have never seen a tail dragger that uses a speed brake. Idumea47b (talk) 06:06, 26 June 2024 (UTC)


 * According to this article and other sources on the Googles, some Airmasters are equipped with a set of split flaps under the fuselage. The sources don't elaborate about what they're used for, but I speculate that they are indeed intended as a speed brake, as these are big, heavy airplanes designed at a time when short grass strips were predominant, and they lack the highly effective Fowler flaps that we take for granted on modern Cessna singles. Many articles about the Airmaster say that the split wing flaps are relatively ineffective and don't slow the aircraft down much. Another insight is that many pilots apparently don't like to three-point these airplanes because the visibility over the nose is poor, but their height limits how much wheel brake can be used without causing a noseover, so the fuselage flaps would help shorten the landing roll during a wheel landing, although I imagine they probably don't help very much. Carguychris (talk) 13:36, 26 June 2024 (UTC)