{"id":496,"date":"2018-03-20T23:07:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T04:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/?page_id=496"},"modified":"2022-07-19T21:32:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T02:32:12","slug":"1939-cessna-165-airmaster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/?page_id=496","title":{"rendered":"1939 Cessna 165 Airmaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-501\" src=\"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20180208_124102-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20180208_124102-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20180208_124102-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20180208_124102-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20180208_124102-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The C-34 was the first Airmaster \u00a0The C-37 had a wider cabin, improved landing gear and electric flaps. The C-38 had a taller vertical tail, curved main gear legs and a landing flap under the fuselage.\u00a0The final revisions of the C-34 were the C-145 and the C-165, of which 80 were built. On these models, the belly flaps added on the C-38 were removed and the overall length of the fuselage was increased. The only difference between the C-145 and C-165 was the engine horsepower, with the latter having an upgraded 165\u00a0hp Warner engine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Crew:<\/b> 1<\/li>\n<li><b>Capacity:<\/b> 3 passengers<\/li>\n<li><b>Length:<\/b> 24\u00a0ft 10\u00a0in<\/li>\n<li><b>Wingspan:<\/b> 33\u00a0ft 10\u00a0in<\/li>\n<li><b>Height:<\/b> 7\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in<\/li>\n<li><b>Wing area:<\/b> 180\u00a0sq\u00a0ft<\/li>\n<li><b>Empty weight:<\/b> 1,300\u00a0lb<\/li>\n<li><b>Gross weight:<\/b> 2,220\u00a0lb<\/li>\n<li><b>Fuel capacity:<\/b> 35\u00a0US\u00a0gal<\/li>\n<li><b>Powerplant:<\/b> 1 \u00d7 Warner Super Scarab 7-cylinder radial engine, 165\u00a0hp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Performance<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Maximum speed:<\/b> 162\u00a0mph at sea level<\/li>\n<li><b>Cruise speed:<\/b> 143\u00a0mph<\/li>\n<li><b>Stall speed:<\/b> 47\u00a0mph<\/li>\n<li><b>Range:<\/b> 550\u00a0mi<\/li>\n<li><b>Service ceiling:<\/b> 18,900\u00a0ft<\/li>\n<li><b>Rate of climb:<\/b> 1,000\u00a0ft\/min<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sponsored by George Alarm Company\u2028Springfield, Illinois\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0217-525-1335<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The C-34 was the first Airmaster \u00a0The C-37 had a wider cabin, improved landing gear and electric flaps. The C-38 had a taller vertical tail, curved main gear legs and a landing flap under the fuselage.\u00a0The final revisions of the C-34 were the C-145 and the C-165, of which 80 were built. On these models, the belly flaps added on the C-38 were removed and the overall length of the fuselage was increased. The only difference between the C-145 and C-165 was the engine horsepower, with the latter having an upgraded 165\u00a0hp Warner engine. Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 passengers Length: 24\u00a0ft 10\u00a0in Wingspan: 33\u00a0ft 10\u00a0in Height: 7\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in Wing area: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/?page_id=496\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-496","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=496"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":671,"href":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/496\/revisions\/671"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aircombatmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}