Cessna 140 N1669V
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N1669V is a 1947 Cessna 140 and  is one of the family airplanes.

The engine is a Continental C 85-12F with the O 200 crankshaft STC and chrome cylinders.
It has a MA3SPA carburator with the Lowe STC. A 50 amp Jasco alternator supplies all the electrical needs.

"Joe Gold"

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Solar grey windshield and dark tinted glass make this a "cool" Texas airplane.

We used all Poly Fiber products for the wing covering and also the paint top coat. The colors are Nevada Silver and Santa Fe Red.

Cessna 140

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The interrior is all Airtex. The yoke covers were sewn on using leather steering wheel covers. The flap handle got a cover also.

The panel has all the gyros. the 2 1/8" instruments are the turn coordinator (left side) and a VSI (right side). It has the MX 170B nav/com, 850 Apollo GPS and a AT 150 transponder / ACK A-30 encoder. The intercom is a SPA 400.

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Fiberglass wheel pants dress the airplane up a bit more and help keep the rocks off the tail feathers.
(we fly off a turf strip)

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Above is the Reserve Grand Champion award from the 1999 EAA Southwest Regional Fly In and below the 2002 Grand Champion award.

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