What is this symbol on my plane?

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1970 Cessna 180. It's on the fuselage as well as my glovebox. I can't find any info on what this symbol is or means. Anyone?

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Maybe your Cessna identifies as a Mooney.
 
Obviously ancient Peruvians flew your plane in from another dimension.
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Seriously, Pilawt? That's the best you can come up with? An accurate, concise, well-presented truthful answer?
Please reread the Code of Conduct and respond accordingly next time.

Or, do you agree that Mtns2Skies is simply not ready for the truth?
 
G-Man said:
Seriously, Pilawt? That's the best you can come up with? An accurate, concise, well-presented truthful answer?
Please reread the Code of Conduct and respond accordingly next time.
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Sorry, guys. Trivia is a tough business, and sometimes the ol' tank just runs dry.

The "Skywagon" logo was more prominent on the 1969 models. Here's a 185 and a 207:

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For 1971 the U206 and 207 left the "Skywagon" fold and became "Stationair".
 
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I thought the one year only 69' 185 paint job was extraordinary.
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Agreed. 1969 was a good year for Cessna paint designs, up and down the line. The designs were simple, there were interesting trim and base colors (not just 'blah' white), and for that one year only they used a subtle thin black stripe to outline some areas. All models had solid trim color on the vertical tail, with a thin horizontal white stripe and the "Cessna" name. Looked good.

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After 1969, unfortunately, some wacky tobacky filled the ashtrays of Cessna's design studios, and by 1973 the designs were just plain weird. o_O
 
I too wanted to add my $0.02 as "the freemasons of the pilot world" but Jeff already provided facts. :(
That is very inconsiderate, Jeff! Please allow us a few days of making up explanations before you jump in with the coldhearted boring truth. Remember, there is no room for the truth on the Internet! ;)
 
I thought it meant that non-PMA’ed, non-TSO’ed and non-STC’ed light bulbs were approved on this aircraft?
 
I always like the 1974 Skywagon paint. Didn't like '75 or later much. My '75 has a bastardized '74 base scheme.

I've never seen the medallion in the OP. ACBB25B8-D57C-4F89-BD67-84BDAC70A455.jpeg
 
I can only find it on '69 and '70 models -- a larger white sticker on the vertical fin in '69, and a smaller silver one on the fuselage behind the windows on the '70 models.

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@Pilawt

I did some more digging recently and found out that this symbol seems to be a part of the "utililine" package that Cessna had. The parts manual lists this symbol on the exterior of the plane as "Utililine decal". According to what little I can find, it's the "utility" package for Cessna, they advertise flat floors and more durable interiors. This make a LOT of sense with the options I have in my plane like corrosion protection without a float kit (from what I understand that's rare in 1970) as well as stowable rudder pedals. The 180 in the ad has the symbol in a similar spot to mine.

https://books.google.com/books?id=M...oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=cessna utililine&f=false

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