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26: 196:. The aspect ratio of 9.6:1 was high for aircraft at the time it was designed. The wing has 7 degrees of dihedral for directional stability. A four inch propeller shaft extension allows the engine to be mounted closer to the aircraft's center of gravity. The nose gear steers through the control yoke and not the rudder pedals. 241:
replacement. The Cessna evaluation program ran through 1971 and 1972. While performance was similar to a C-150, the aircraft suffered from high cabin noise levels as well as cooling problems, while not providing any performance advantages over the Cessna 150.
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characteristics. The flaps are two-position and mechanically operated by a flap handle on the cabin floor between the seats. The engine starter is foot-actuated and the nose-wheel steering is connected to the control wheel.
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The aircraft's design placed the wing behind the cabin and allowed easy entry via automobile-like doors on each side of the cabin. The propeller is well protected and provides safety on the ground in comparison to
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Serial numbers 1, 2 and 3 were produced in 1950, while 4 and 5 were built in 1953. The five pre-production prototypes were the only examples built. The retail price of the aircraft was set at $ 4,200 - $ 4,500.
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In May 2009 the five production aircraft were still on the US registry listed as Anderson Greenwood AND-51-A. By August 2018 only two remained registered in the US.
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The prototype first flew in October 1947, but plans to mass-produce the aircraft were interrupted by the
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on 20 September 1950 in the normal category. The certification includes a prohibition on aerobatics and
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In 1986 the Anderson Greenwood Company donated an AG-14, serial number 3, registered as N314AG to the
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Aviation Foundation. By the end of August 2008 it was no longer registered to the foundation.
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4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW)
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aircraft. The airfoil employed is a NACA 4418 giving high lift and a stable
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was ideal for minimal wing-body airflow separation that is intrinsic to a
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The AG-14 has very good visibility and one reviewer termed it "amazing".
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Visschedijk, Johan, Walter van Tilborg and Karl Smithl (December 2003).
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engine of 100 hp (75 kW), with the goal of a possible
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Cox, Jack (October 1986). "Hotline... From Headquarters".
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for evaluation. Cessna designed and constructed a single
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Manufacturer
Anderson Greenwood
Ben Anderson
Marvin Greenwood
Lomis Slaughter Jr
XAZ-1 Marvelette
United States
World War II
boom
pusher propeller
tricycle undercarriage
Anderson Greenwood
Ben Anderson
Marvin Greenwood
Lomis Slaughter Jr
Korean War
tractor configuration
stall
shoulder wing
pusher configuration
certified
spins
Cessna
Wichita, Kansas
prototype
Cessna XMC
Continental O-200
Cessna 150
XAZ-1 Marvelette

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