Bill,
I can't tell much about the tail from this photo, but it appears to be
conventional. This was made in the Winter of 1958. The one-piece wing was
later removed and placed against the back wall of the hangar when the ship
was moved back inside.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Winter+at+the+Airport+1958.jpg.html
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties
> It was pretty to all but the company, as it was not a good seller. I have
> but a hazy memory, but I think it was supposed to have different flying
> characteristics, as it had a flying tail.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Norton
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:25 AM
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> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties
>
>> There is an often reproduced photo of the first Cessna with a full
>> cantilever wing, where workers from the shop were standing shoulder to
>> shoulder, front to back over the entire wing, supposedly showing the
>> strength. I'm betting people weighed less in those days.
>
> Didn't the Cardinal have a cantilever wing? That remains the prettiest
> Cessna ever made.
>
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