Just started restore project 46 140 looking fore some parts
Richard Johnson, e-mail, 15.04.2016 21:08
Started flying in 1960 in a Cessna 140 N76130. Tail draggers are great to learn to fly in. I have over 3000 hours now and I am still adding time.
fred georges, 31.01.2016 22:37
Yeah, bought a 140 about 4 years ago for $4500, been sitting at the Seward Alaska Airport stagnating, lower end had 50 hrs, needed a top end cause it sat so long, topped it, now have 400 plus hrs. on it and just when I think about selling it I kick my self, great fun, cheap, flying machine.N72495, just "PLANE" fun. Had a Stinson 108-1 years ago, still wish I had it along with the 140, a guy needs a squadron of a/c!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gary, e-mail, 03.03.2015 03:02
I started to learn to fly in 1962 in a Piper Colt. I hated that plane, and regarded it as treacherous. I moved over to a Cessna 140, for which I paid $2500 in 1962, and found a home. It was a terrific plane to learn to fly in. Affordable, but since it was a tail dragger, you had to really learn HOW to fly or you could find yourself in a very bouncy landing, or even a ground loop! Took my Private exam in that same 140, and then traded up to a 172, and eventually a 182. But I still remember that lovely little 140, and wish I still had it. It did everything you could ever ask a plane to do. A very forgiving plane, too! Perfect for a mistake-prone student. or an old, seasoned pilot with thousands of hours under his belt. I should never have sold it!
Burt Stevens, e-mail, 30.01.2015 03:01
Bought N90053 4 yrs ago, can't find a more fun airplane to fly. Wife likes it better than her Yak-52. inexpensive to operate and insure. performance is fair even in summer. Based at KVGT.
Lloyd F. Hawkins, e-mail, 07.08.2014 17:15
took my check ride 11/29/52,in a 140, N1956N,sweet airplane,wish I had it back
ROY CARLSON, e-mail, 30.12.2013 06:39
Bought n5393c (1950 140a) in 1987 and still flying it as much as possible from 61d Plainwell MI. It has a lycoming 0235 engine ( 108 HP )from a Piper colt. It is a joy to fly.
Robert Conroy, e-mail, 22.07.2013 07:21
I learned to fly in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1966. Not long after, I purchased a 1948 Cessna 120X, registered as CF-FLL, and flew it about 500 hours over the next four years or so, when I was lured away to a 172G. My 120 was unusual: it had oversized (not tundra) tires, and a Beach Flotorp wooden controllable pitch prop. The prop was controlled by a small crank on the instrument panel. The engine was too small to take full advantage of full coarse pitch, but I could go down hill the last thirty miles before landing at well over the usual maximum speed. It also enabled me to take off from the dirt, gravel or grass surfaces from which i generally flew in about 1/3 less length than a normal prop. I also had skiis for it, and flew quite a bit in winter. The heater would keep my feet and a patch of windshield clear. I loved every minute of it.
Barry, 18.07.2013 18:07
Both models illustrated are still extent on the British register to this day.
don Smith, e-mail, 10.06.2013 02:43
I was stationed at Glynco, GA during period 1960-1963. The aircraft during much or all of this period was owned by Roy Riser, who was a Connie pilot At Glynco. I did my night checkout in it and flew it once to Jax for some parts. It was a fine ship.
Harry Lanahan, e-mail, 13.02.2012 01:01
Bought N77126 a 140 in 1968 learned to fly and enjoyed every minute in that plane. What a great plane if you didn't want to go too far too fast.
Herb MAINS, e-mail, 02.11.2011 02:33
I have a 1950 140A, it is the most fun to fly in and out of grass and dirt airports. It is inexpenseive to own and fly.
Robert C Harold, e-mail, 06.06.2011 21:41
I owned 1947 Cessna 120 for 14 months in 1962 & 63. Took the flight test in it. Spend 15-20 hours learning how to do wheel landings, and then the exam never ask for a wheel landing. They can be wild at first.
John C. Nash, e-mail, 29.04.2011 10:28
Ihad a Cessna 120 license N72997 Used to fly it from MSP to Ann Arbor, Michigan where I worked. Had a full instrument panel and operate in all inclement weather. Love my aircraft and felt terrible when I sold it.
David E. Tyre, e-mail, 04.03.2011 18:20
Owned a Cessna 120, N77488, back in 1967. Bought it from my flight instructor for $2000. Took my private check ride in it at Statesboro, GA. Check pilot was a Roy Riser. After he signed my log book, he told me to check my maintenance manuals. Turns out he owned the airplane when he was in the Navy, stationed in Rhode Island! I sold it to a LTjg stationed at Glynco in 1969 for $1800. Located the plane at California, Missouri. Belongs to an elderly farmer there. Updated and looks really great! Still flying, to! Sure wish I had that plane. One sweet flying machine!
David Hoffmann, e-mail, 19.02.2011 21:24
I got my private pilot's license at age 17 in a C-140 (64N) at Austin, TX. Have fond memories of that 'tail dragger'.
jimmie d. havlin, e-mail, 15.02.2011 06:30
Owned and restored 1946 , C-140, Emron white and blue, sold it back to the Guy I bought it from yrs later...kicked myself ever since, loved that little bird, easy 3 point, fun to fly...a great econo -low and slow
jimmie d. havlin, e-mail, 15.02.2011 06:29
Owned and restored 1946 , C-140, Emron white and blue, sold it back to the Guy I bought it from yrs later...kicked myself ever since, loved that little bird, easy 3 point, fun to fly...a great econo -low and slow
Bob Kaplan, e-mail, 10.12.2010 20:34
Back on August 31, 1947 I flew a solo cross country from Donovan Hughes airport, Staten Island, NY to Washington National Aiport, with a Airboy battery radio, slept on a couch in the mezzanine. Got up in the morning and flew back to Donovan Hughes. That's how little air traffic there was then. It was Cessna 140 NC72211, checkout by Woody Wittman, Instr. #97729. I retired from USAIR Airlines in 1990 after flying 32,000 hours.
Chris Overson, e-mail, 08.12.2010 03:09
These are great old airplanes. I own 89334 SN 8362 and just got done doing a ground up restoration. Changed every nut bolt, wire, cable, and tube on the airplane, re-skinned parts of the fuselage and recovered the wings and put in a low weight leather interior. . Parts of it had 7 coats of paint on it including day glow orange!! Somebody told me that for a short time in the late fifties there was a directive that civilian airplanes have day glow orange wing tips and tails but that few owners did it before the fed reversed the order. Got the empty weight down to just over 900 lbs and it flies great. It even has the engine that came with it from the factory.
Don Smith, e-mail, 05.12.2010 21:46
I rented a 140 from Aviation Icon Sam Baker at Brunswick, GA for my homeymoon. AC was N89180. Flew to West End for 3 day honey moon. gret little air craft with Superhomer VHT3. The year was 1962.
ken umpenhour, e-mail, 19.11.2010 14:40
When I got out of the AAF in 1949, I bought a C120 for $1100, later, in 1981, I bought a 1966 Citabria. Then I thought, what progress that was over 32 years. basically the same airplane!
Darrell Smittle, e-mail, 13.11.2010 00:30
My first airplane was a Cessna 140, N76905. Paid $7,500 for it with a partner in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Found out about 20 years after selling it that a rancher in Wyoming now ownes it. It was a delight to fly, land, take off and own.
Bob Leonard, e-mail, 27.10.2010 03:21
Back in 1957, in Fairbanks AK, I started flying N77377, a C-120. After being in an 'Air Knocker' the C-120 seemed like a real fast airplane, to a then very young pilot. I did lots of hours around central Alaska during 57 & 58. Over the years I got back into a C-140 a few times and enjoyed every trip. Even flew the C-140 on skies during the winter months.
Pete Bernard, e-mail, 07.10.2010 20:34
N89572. I bought my '46 C-140 a little over 4 years ago and have loved every minute of time in it. I fly it literally every weekend except when it's down for the annual, about 50 hours a year. Metalized wings. Manufacture date is June 10th, 1946 and I purchased it on June 10th, 2006! Didn't realize this until a few days after I flew it home and looked closely at the dataplate. Mine was upgraded with a Lycoming O-290D (125 hp) back in the '90s so it's a real rocketship!
Larry Surratt, e-mail, 17.09.2010 00:11
In response to Ron Wiener's claim of having the oldest 120 flying, I want to add that I have ONE of the oldest 140's flying. Serial #8015 N#89011 Born April 3, 1946, now located in Victoria Texas.
Tom Rennolds, e-mail, 08.09.2010 17:47
Purchased 140A, N5354C 1966 thur 1968 received private,commercial,most of Instrument, and CFI ratings in it. I loved that little Cessna! Sold it in 1970. Wish I still owned it!
Kent Goodman, e-mail, 04.09.2010 06:21
Two friends and myself bought a 1947 Cessna 120 in 1970 for $2,100. We all obtained our fix wing pilot liciences and flew out of St. George, UT. We flew the airplane 600 hours and sold it in 1975 for $3,000. Wished I still had it. One of the many great things I loved about it was just letting go of the controls and it would fly itself. 3 September 2010
Johan Runfeldt, e-mail, 15.08.2010 11:17
As I'm about to build a model of a 120, it would be interesting to get some input about which maneuvres the full-scale version was capable of. Just so I will be able to fly my model in a scale-like fashion.
Ed Yung, e-mail, 03.08.2010 00:10
My 1st plane was a 2,500 hour '48 Ces 120 at age 17, & I still consider it my favorite & possibly the ideal plane. TRULY WONDERFUL; a joy to fly. Started in J-3 & T-Craft, went on to lfy 45 types, obtain most available licenses & r batings; including T-33 & King Aire briefly (sole amnipulator) & a Pitts, Great Lakes bipe; bought new 172 in '64 & recently sold after 41 years. Love everything I'v flown, but Cessnas are the best & most reliable & safest. Now about to publish a book on 38 different aero navigation methods; with our family of 6 on a flying carpet on cover. Title: Navigate oyur magic carpet. Retired Engineer
E Ken Cashion, e-mail, 01.04.2010 00:19
My dad bought a C-120 for $900 in 1948. I remember it had a wooden prop because it broke when we nosed up while he was braking on a bumpy grass strip.
Joe Freed, e-mail, 11.03.2010 18:57
1947 140 N2092V SS# 14304 I have always wanted a polished tail dragger, I found this cutie about 2 years ago and fell in love with her. Being a pilot for over 40 years and having no tail dragger time I finally had the opportunity to buy my dream airplane.
Leo Smith, e-mail, 17.02.2010 17:40
I have owned Cessna N1751V,S/N13936 a C-120 built June 12, 1947 now going on 32yrs. It has been rebuilt twice. It still has the rag wings, the C-85-12F and flys just "SUPER". I also maintain and fly a 1946, C-140 owned by a friend, N90130, S/N 9191. What wonderful little aircraft they are..... Over'N Out 037
Ron Wiener, e-mail, 06.02.2010 23:58
I have an early 1946 Cessna 120 serial # 8606. N89563 I think I have the oldest one still flying? I have updated the enging to a 0200 which helps in Tucson AZ with the heat. Ron
John Houghton, e-mail, 05.02.2010 01:57
Did you intentionally forget to include the C-140A model in your listing? That is what I learned to fly in. It was the the last model of C-140 that was built, only about 500+.
Bobby Love, 21.01.2010 06:00
Still have a 140 , its birthday is july 16 1946
Will Mitchell, e-mail, 31.07.2008 06:27
I loved and learned to really fly in a 140 with an 85 hp motor. It would spin like a top and come out of the spin honestly. The gear was wide enough that it seemed stable, compared with the Piper Pacer my IP owned, but I did have a moment. Mine had buckshot dents in the left side where someone took a potshot at the previous owner. Once flying west out of the Sierras, I found myself climbing in a max airspeed dive, and then I got smart and let it climb, because later there'd be a downdraft. Topping at 13,000, I found myself scared by trees at 7,000 about fifteen minutes later. Whew! I hired someone to fly it from Calif to Okla where I was attending USAF pilot school, and he made a mistake taking off INTO the wind. At Gallup, NM, one often accepted a tailwind takeoff, because that direction the terrain drops off in front of you. Anyhow, the plane would only climb about 400 fpm at the high density altitude and possible overload, and the land was coming up at about 500 fpm. He survived. I still have the tail, seats, wheels and a door.
Larry C.Miller, e-mail, 03.05.2008 00:16
I had a 1946 C-120 for 9 years.I learned to fly a tailwheel in it.It was a great little airplane and it kept you on your toes in a crosswind landing.
Glenn E. Kohr, e-mail, 19.04.2008 21:12
This is the plane that I first soloed in many years ago. I still have fond memories of crosswind landings and flying backwards when we had STRONG headwinds down the runway. YES, it could actually be done.
