I just bought my first plane!!!!

[AX-O]

Well, I picked up a 1946 Cessna 140. I needed something to fly while building the -8. Performance is not impressive however, burning 5 gph is economical. I am in Lubbock TX waiting for the weather to clear. My dad and I picked up the plane a few miles North-East of Tulsa OK and will be traveling to Southern California. On the way to LBB we had a 28 knot head wind. I think I saw a little kid on a bike going faster than us. Here she is.

[Mike S]

You done good.

Mike

[WSBuilder]

Axel,
Where NE of Tulsa did you buy it? I'm from that area. I learned to fly in a '47 140. I also notice your an AE, who do you work for?

[skyfrog]

It looks like they put the wing on wrong. Ain't it supposed to go on low, like an RV?

[dan]

She's a beauty. Even cooler that you got to do that with your dad. Now you can fly down to CNO sometime...like a week from Saturday!

[Captain Avgas]

Originally Posted by AX-O

Well, I picked up a 1946 Cessna 140. I needed something to fly while building the -8.

That little Cessna might last for a 100 years if you don't ground loop it too seriously. I doubt that too many RVs will go half the distance.

Cessnas cop a lot of flack from RV drivers who probably learnt to fly in Cessnas and did dozens of really botched hard landings in them. They pay their respects by calling them "spam cans".

As I always say.....I'd rather fly an RV....but I'd rather crash a Cessna.

[AX-O]

Originally Posted by WSBuilder

Where NE of Tulsa did you buy it? I also notice your an AE, who do you work for?

I picked it up in Vinita OK (H04). I am an AE working as a Flight Test Engineer for a major aerospace company.

Originally Posted by skyfrog

It looks like they put the wing on wrong. Ain't it supposed to go on low, like an RV?

Here we go The wing is in the wrong place and so is the little wheel. Oh and don't forget that Cessna did not use PRIMER Should be a fun bird to fly.

Originally Posted by dan

She's a beauty. Even cooler that you got to do that with your dad. Now you can fly down to CNO sometime...like a week from Saturday!

That by far is the coolest part of the purchase. I have not been able to fly with my dad for over 9 years. As of right now, the plan is to fly it into the airshow in Chino with my girlfriend. I have something BIG plan during the flight there for her. But after checking the altitudes of the mountains between IYK and CNO, I don't think that it will be possible. The only option I see would be to overfly highway 395 to I-15 then CNO. Do you have any other suggestions? With the DAs and only having 85HP, the plane won't climb over those mountains.

[jsherblon]

Sweet - I had a 140 years ago, still remember flying low on a summer morning with the windows open.

Fly safe and fly fun -

[jrsites]

Originally Posted by dan

...like a week from Saturday!

If he left Saturday, he might get there a week from Saturday!

Kidding. She is a beauty, Axel.

[TSwezey]

That's a good looking plane. I love old classics that look like they just left the factory!