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Cessna 150,
Demonstration plane for
control surfaces
The most common control surfaces are the aileron, Cessna Crane Simulator
elevator, rudder, flaps and spoilers (aka air brakes).
People who have flown on a commercial aircraft have The Museum now has a second flight simulator in
likely seen aileron, flaps, and speed breaks in action, operation. It is built into a Cessna Crane cockpit
since they are on the airplane wing and can be seen from section and sits next to the original flight simulator,
the windowed seats. The elevator and rudder are in the main hangar.
installed on the back of the plane, which makes them
impossible to see in action.
Looking out the back
window of the Cessna
150, rudder and elevator
in view
Now that we’ve determined the focus of my project, I can
start to research more about the theories behind control The markings on the Crane are those of #8127, an
surfaces and brainstorm about the model plane’s design. aircraft that served with 3 Service Flying Training
That will be followed by designing and making the model, School at Calgary. Adjacent signage introduces
testing it, and iterating on the design after that. Stay visitors to the huge presence of the British
tuned for my next entry! Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) in Calgary
and to a mid-air collision between two BCATP
aircraft over the city.
On August 28 1943, Crane 8127 was involved in a
mid-air collision with a Harvard over Calgary, just
southwest of downtown. After completing a
bombing exercise, the Crane was preparing to land
at 3 SFTS (located west of Crowchild Trail and north
of Glenmore Trail). A 37 SFTS Harvard was on a
southerly course over the city prior to turning to
land at 37 SFTS (located at the present site of
Calgary's airport). Likely enjoying some free flying,
the pilot carried out a loop and was about to
complete a second. Suddenly, the Harvard and
Crane collided. A wing was torn off of the Crane
which plunged to the ground onto 19th Avenue,
just east of 8th Street.
