| Image Comments |
| Don C | 15-Jul-17 11:35 |
| This Spam Can treated me well. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 15-Jul-17 13:54 |
| Is that a Cessna 182 Skylane introduced in 1956 - and who is that dapper - looking young man in the pic - how did it get the nickname "Spam Can" ? |
| rgood | 16-Jul-17 11:41 |
| In England, in the 50's & 60's, the olde die-hard wood, fabric and dope men used that downing term - That line of Cessna aircraft were, though, well thought as time went by and they proved there worth! Good aircraft. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | 16-Jul-17 17:39 |
| LWM: Try identifying that plane again. |
| Huey V77 | 16-Jul-17 21:21 |
| The little brother, Cessna 150, O200 powered. |
| Don C | 16-Jul-17 21:52 |
| Note the 2 red cars in the background
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| Skyediamonds1985 | 16-Jul-17 22:52 |
| Huey....I knew you couldn't resist identifying that plane. It was the plane I first soloed and obtained my pilot's license. I was wondering how LWM "grew" it up into a -182. Can't blame him though. For the uninitiated & from a distance, they all tend to look alike. However, that plane in yellow trim in the background behind the red car is a -182. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 16-Jul-17 23:37 |
| Is the closest one an MG ? (note the question mark). Is the other one a VW, or a Fiat, or a Renault Dauphine ? (again note the question mark). The blue car on the left is a 1963 Ford Galaxy 500. |
| Huey V77 | 17-Jul-17 09:23 |
| Sky, there is a Seabee in front of the hangar door. The red car looks like a 64 MGB. By the looks of it the 150 gos thru some oil. Where is this at Don? |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 17-Jul-17 09:56 |
| When I typed in "Spam Can", all I got was the Cessna 182 Skylane. The plane in the pic, with that dapper-looking young man (who is that young man?), initially looked a lot smaller than the Cessna 172 Skyhawk I soloed in 30 years ago, hence the question. The 172 was, and still is, a great airplane, as far as incipient spins are concerned. In the bygone days, I used to solo practice 10, and even 12, full incipient spins at altitude, just for fun, and it always recovered quite easily ... I'm still here ... LOL - also flew a Piper PA-28 Cherokee. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | 17-Jul-17 23:21 |
| Sorry, can't find the SeaBee. |
| rgood | 17-Jul-17 23:39 |
| It is in front of the Mercury door - enlarge/look closely! |
| Skyediamonds1985 | 18-Jul-17 17:23 |
| Oooh yeah. Found the SeaBee. Had to really look. Seems everyone has good eyes and a keen sense of observation. |
