A plane so good it's still in production after 60 years
Airplaneheads often gripe that mass-media stories always glorify airframes and ignore powerplants.  This story deserves that gripe.  The story is actually about Cessna and Lycoming.<p>The Skyhawk airframe makes the machine easy to fly and land.<p>The Lycoming engine makes unplanned landings very rare.<p>Both are very important!<p>It really is an amazing airplane. In really cold weather in a 40 knot headwind I've gotten negative groundspeed in stable flight.<p>It takes real work to stall the airframe, and it recovers immediately if you let go of the controls.