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http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/814520.html

Wasting time at work going through new pics and this one stood out, just thought it was odd.

My guess would be for photography. Air to air or air to ground...one never knows at Oshkosh.

It is not a door. On the Cessna 210 Centurion models the left side of the fuselage has an openable (as photographed) window standard, optional for the right side at opposite position. This is unlike the Beech 36, which both side windows over the wing are NOT to be opened in flight, and are so labeled for a passenger to read/heed.

The Centurion name was introduced on the 210D model, the photo is of a 210E Centurion.

Perhaps it was a hot July day at OSH. Been there, done that.

Thanks for the answers! Doug, I found this which states it's a cargo door, I couldn't remember seeing a 210 with a bigger window than the other window forward of it.

Richard

http://flywhy.com/FlyWhat/Cessna210.htm

Richard,

I took my answer out of the JANE's ALL THE WORLD's AIRCRAFT 1976-77. On p. 263 they provide a model history of the 210 Centurion line. Perhaps I confused the standard removable port window in the Centurions with the cargo door, which hinges forward. Nothing stated about flying with the cargo door removed, so I may have misled you.