This Cessna 140 Cockpit and Flying
guide has been produced to make getting
acquainted with your new Cessna, both
simpler and more fun. To this end, this is not
an “official” pilot’s manual and should not be
considered such.
The Cessna 140 is a very simple little
aeroplane with few if any vices and is flying
in its purer, more basic form. So don’t go
expecting sophisticated systems, the very
latest avionics and navigation aids or any
computerised gizmos - as a 140 owner,
you have no need of such things.
What we have done, as you will
discover, is add a few modern comforts for
those wishing to do longer cross-country
flights using more modern navigation
processes.
Your Cessna is fitted with a period
“Altimatic” auto-pilot. Not the most reliable
of instruments in its day, nor that stable in
operation, but we had one lying around the
workshop so we installed it to see how she
goes.
We won’t be teaching you how to fly,
that is not the purpose of this guide. We are
going to assume that you have a good work-
ing knowlege of flight simulators and flying
in them. All the controls on the 140 are
easy to use and laid out in a sensible orderly
fashion, reminiscent of the motor-cars of the
1940s. On that note, we hope that you will
agree that the instrument panels are very
attractive and show a strong “art-deco”
heritage in their design. The cockpit of a 140
is just a “nice place to be”.
Well, let’s dive in and see what we have
in our shiny new aeroplane.
Power Plant:
One 85-hp or 90-hp Continental
four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-
cooled engine driving McCauley fixed-
pitch metal airscrew.
Fuel capacity 25 U.S. gallons (94 liters)
Accommodation:
Enclosed cabin seating two side-by-
side with dual controls.
Baggage allowance 80 lb (36 kg).
Weight empty: 900 lb (409 kg)
Weight loaded: 1,500 lb. (680 kg)
Performance:
Maximum speed: 120-125 mph
Cruising speed: 105 mph
Landing speed: 41 mph
Rate of climb: 680 fpm
Service ceiling: 15,500 ft (4,724 m)
Cruising range: 450 miles (724 km)
THE CESSNA 140 (details may
change depending on year and modifi
-
cations. Many examples were modified
to bring them up to modern standard.)
Wings:
Wing span: 32ft. 10ins. (10m)
Wing area: 159.6 ft² (14.8 m²)
Fuselage:
Monocoque all Alloy structure
Length (tail up): 20 ft 11? in (6.40 m).
Height (tail down): 6 ft 3¼ in (1.91 m)
Tail Unit:
Trim-tab in starboard elevator.
Tailplane span: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m).
Landing Gear:
Cessna patented fixed sprung steel
Hydraulic friction-disc brakes.
Track: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Scott steerable tail-wheel.
Twin Edo Model 1650 floats (optional)
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