BENTLEY AIR
Bentley Air – Cessna 100 Series Maintenance and Rebuilding Experts
Sometimes I ask my self “what is the best all round aircraft ever built”, and I keep coming up with the planes I surround myself with. The Cessna 180/185 and of course the 170 comes to mind, and the 182, then there are the little planes I so love and what about the DHC2 Beaver? Then I would like to fly the DC3 or maybe a C119 or a Caribou. This is about the time I slip off to sleep. But to back it up a little bit, it is the Cessna 100 series that I do love to fly and of course maintain. Large and small repairs are common as many of these aircraft are going on 70 years of age and like we all know when that much water goes under a bridge, well something is going to wear out and that is where we come in.
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Air Glas Nose Fork on 1959 182B
This is a really cool modification to get the real bush look to an early 182, the nice thing is the tall gear these 182’s came with. More prop clearance is great but what you really need to be careful of, speaking from a maintenance side is what happens if you don’t keep your CG…
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Tatallin Leading edge
It takes some time to do this but in the end you have a bomb proof horizontal, and if you do have a rock hit the leading edge you can replace it.
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Power Flow Specialties Dealer
Power Flow Specialties is still a ways out on building the first exhaust and I can only imagine that there will be issues to iron out but I have jumped in line with a deposit and look forward to installing it on my 1955 180. Going to get out and start collecting numbers so when…
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Whipaire wing tip extensions
The owner is planning on installing a set of amphibious floats on this 206 and decided to add the wing tip extensions. Unlike the Wing X these have not spar to install and give you no gross weight increase but the nice thing about the Whipaire is that you can take them off. Not to…
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P Ponk O470-50
Experienced in the installation of the P Ponk O470-50 engine upgarde from 1953 Cessna 180 on up.
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Replaceable Horizontal leading edge STC for Cessna 180, Cessna 185 and Cessna 182
This is a great STC for those who fly the backcountry or fly off field. This kit incorporates a .040 leading edge that is replaceable, it replaces the .020 original skin and also replaces the upper and lower skins with one piece. If you have ever noticed a Cessna 180 or 185 that is used like…
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LP Aero one piece windshield
Removal of old windshield and installation of new LP Aero one-piece windshield also the fabrication of new V Brace. I bought a new V Brace but it did not fit so I made my own. The older 180 glare shield hight is a bit different than later models, also the top of the glare shield has a seam that…
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Atlee Dodge Battery Forward
This is a great Mod, you can go to a smaller battery, get rid of 13 pounds for wire and it lets you install the flush mounted extended baggage. The one thing that this does that works against us is the the CG now moves forward so you need to take that into account and…
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Lake Vue Jump Seat
These seats look like they may no be comfortable but when added with a nice set of cushions they are really nice to sit in. Fold up well and even better when the interior is out. The seat cushion can get in the way when folded but can be easily be removed. So much better…
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Selkirk center tunnel cover
Selkirk tunnel install
