The International Cessna^® 170 Association

Can any one guess what this is. The guy that climbed out of it is 79 and claims this is the only one in the US

Looks like an Aircoupe got mixed up with something

Socata Rallye

pdb wrote:Socata Rallye

Bingo!!!!! Is he correct that there is only 1 in the U.S. thats flying?

I hope so.

W.J.Langholz wrote:

pdb wrote:Socata Rallye

Bingo!!!!! Is he correct that there is only 1 in the U.S. thats flying?

I don't think so but I could be wrong. We used to have one locally and I would be surprised if there weren't more flying around the States.

It was fun to see how the leading cuff comes out on a rail for take off and then retracts after you get up some speed. ...W

We've had one of those here @ Ktan for a long, long time.
Here's a pic of 'Hook' Rose with his Socata Rallye just after its paint job a couple of years ago.

What is it? A gutless wonder. 3 seats and an O-200. The French probably designed it for three Louis LeBeau's. The FAA lists at least five Morane-Saulnier ms880B's in their registry--endangered but not quite extinct. Now what does this have to do with C-170's? The N number previously belonged to a 170B that ground-looped. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=81386&key=0

There is a more modern one just north of us at Faribault, MN. It's used to pull gliders. Not sure what it's got for an engine. I'll try to find out. But it has the same tail and airfoil - the cabin looks to be a bit different.

I looked at one some time ago but what as I remember turned me off was the constant speed prop. I think the blades were wood/ composite and rare? They are a few up here but I would class them as exotic.

pdb wrote:Socata Rallye

SUMBODIES MESSUPED BIGTIME *

N-number : N8840B
Aircraft Serial Number : 8-4601
Aircraft Manufacturer :
Model : ZENITH CH 801
Engine Manufacturer : SUBARU
Model : ALL MDLS A/B
Aircraft Year : 2003
Owner Name
Owner Address
:LAS VEGAS, NV, 89134-8945
Type of Owner : Individual
Registration Date : 25-Jun-2003
Airworthiness Certificate Type : Experimental
Approved Operations : Amateur Built

THE "NUMERS MITE HAVE BIN CHANGE TO PROTEK THE GUILTY

* DATA FROM "LANDINGS.COM

flyguy wrote:

pdb wrote:Socata Rallye

SUMBODIES MESSUPED BIGTIME *

N-number : N8840B
Aircraft Serial Number : 8-4601
Aircraft Manufacturer :
Model : ZENITH CH 801
Engine Manufacturer : SUBARU

Well its still a Socata...

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Socata-R ... 1386706/M/

flyguy wrote:

pdb wrote:Socata Rallye

SUMBODIES MESSUPED BIGTIME *

N-number : N8840B
Aircraft Serial Number : 8-4601
Aircraft Manufacturer :
Model : ZENITH CH 801
Engine Manufacturer : SUBARU

Or maybe is just dislexic.

N8840B is a Zenith.

N8804B is a MORANE-SAULNIER.


N-number : N8804B
Aircraft Serial Number : 4
Aircraft Manufacturer : MORANE-SAULNIER
Model : MS880B
Engine Manufacturer : CONT MOTOR
Model : 0-200-A
Aircraft Year : 1961

Registration Date : 28-Aug-2006
Airworthiness Certificate Type : Standard

c170b53,
You saw one of these airplanes with a Constant speed prop? Maybe they made some with a different engine. Someone mentioned seeing one towing gliders too. Surely there's no CS prop that would work on a Cont. O-200. I guess an O-200 could drag a glider off, but it must be a very marginal effort.