Caption Competition Mk III
This picture was taken during the first engine run after fitting the propeller. ...the wrong way round... The hangar owner said Hoskins would be hearing from the insurance company
"Cross my heart and hope to fly."
Not being ex-RN Brad Hoskins had never previously been confronted with the reality of 'fitted for but not with'.
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Despite Hoskins’ efforts, the geometry was not variable. “Low visibility seemed a better option”, he said as they carried him away for assessment.
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V NE, I told ya it was made up by some old fart at Cessna Pete… Pete….Pete, where are you?
While admittedly it did have some design compromises, Cessna's new marketing concept of "An aircraft in every garage!" looked promising to the bean counters.
Midshipman Hypen-Smyth could now empathize with Sharky after a quick refueling stop at an RAF Flying Club.