If you fly, you know of Cessna aircraft, and you certainly have heard of the Cessna 150. You may have even flown in one, or at least aboard its younger brother, the Cessna 152. Pilots love the 150 for its simple handling, owners adore the easygoing maintenance, and the low fuel consumption makes it easy […]

Introduction A sight that quickens the heart of any true pilot is a rag-and-tube taildragger taxiing out onto a mown field on a sunny day—a real trip down nostalgia lane for us grey hairs. The Piper Pacer is one such aircraft to stir the senses. Manufactured by Piper between 1949 and 1964, the Pacer family

The Cessna 170 is an American light aircraft, single-engined and designed for general aviation use. It is an all-metal, four-place, high-wing airplane, and is equipped with conventional landing gear, ie it has a tailwheel rather than the now more common nosewheel. The type was produced by the Cessna Aircraft Company between 1948 and 1956 but

Introduction When Bill Lear’s first Learjet model took to the sky in the early 1960s, it was hard to imagine that it would spend three decades in serial production without suffering major departures from the original design. The original Learjet survived multiple changes in ownership and name, sticking to the tried and tested basic layout

The Cessna 152 is an American two-seat, fixed gear, high wing general aviation aircraft. It is used primarily for flight training and personal use, for both of which it is eminently suited, being relatively easy to fly and inexpensive to buy. It was based on the earlier Cessna 150, but this later model incorporated a

Introduced in 1962 as a more powerful version of its older ‘Apache’ sibling, the first Piper PA 23 Aztec featured 250 horsepower, normally aspirated Lycoming engines, a swept tail, and seating for five. Manufactured until 1982, the model moved through series A through F. The Aztec B series rapidly followed in late 1962, with six-place

The Piper PA 38 Tomahawk – usually just known as the Tomahawk’ – is a fairly old aircraft, having been introduced in 1978, though it first flew in 1973. Generations of pilots have learned to fly on this two-seater single-engined aircraft, for it was designed as a trainer, which is mainly used for it. When

Introduction The Cessna 340 series aircraft aimed to straddle a gap between the entry-level unpressurized twins, such as the Cessna 310, Twin Comanche, Beech Baron, Piper Aztec, and the larger, more expensive Cessna 414, Piper Aerostar, and the Beechcraft Duke. One of the first light twins to offer a pressurized cabin and a proper cabin-class