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Subject:Re: Are newer Cessnas much safer?
From:Jay Honeck
Date:Wed Oct 04 09:30:37 2000
Um, pardon my ignorance, but what was the "Supercub lawsuit"?

(Dont tell me -- let me guess: I presume something about water being in
the tanks being Pipers fault, or something equally insane?)
--
Jay

George R. Patterson III wrote in message
news:39DB418B.A71BCE37@earthlink.net...
> Jay Honeck wrote:
> >
> > I just read about the "13 fuel sumps" in the new
> > edition of Private Pilot, and couldnt believe my eyes...
> > I wonder which lawyer dictated THAT?
>
> Shortly after the Piper Supercub lawsuit, Cessna issued a bunch of MSBs
> on existing aircraft types. The one for the 150 dictated that three new
> drains be added to each tank and one added in the belly. That would have
> given you ten drains. Looks like they simply implemented the same thing
> when they started building 172s.
>
> George Patterson, N3162Q.



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