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Interstate Cadet
The Interstate Cadet, a two-seat monoplane built 1941-42 in El Segundo, California, was photographed at a 2022 Texas airshow.
📷 Joint Base San Antonio from San Antonio, USA (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons
Wed Oct 28 · 05:00 PM ET
Cessna 310
The Cessna 310, a twin-engine light plane built from 1954 to 1980, was photographed at CYRC in Quebec in February 2024.
📷 Jean-Miche Lexpert (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons
Tue Oct 27 · 05:00 PM ET
Cessna 170-B
Cessna introduced the 170B in 1952 with new Fowler flaps; this one flew beetle-blowdown reconnaissance over Oregon's Willamette NF that August.
📷 R6 (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons
Mon Oct 26 · 05:00 PM ET
Aeronca 65CA Super Chief
This 1941 Aeronca 65CA Super Chief, a light touring plane with deluxe features over the base 65C, is now displayed at Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California.
📷 先従隗始 (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons
Sat Oct 24 · 05:00 PM ET
ERCO 415 Ercoupe
The Ercoupe, designed by Fred Weick and first flown in 1937, was certified as unable to spin; it's flown without rudder pedals using only a control wheel.
📷 MassDOT (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons
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