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Cessna (/ ˈ s ɛ s n ə / [4]) is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.Originally, it was a brand of the Cessna Aircraft Company, an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation also headquartered in Wichita.
Reims-Cessna F172: 2,932 [e] [3] Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Reims Cessna F177: 177 [4] Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Reims Cessna F182: 237 [4] Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Reims Cessna F337: 169 Twin piston engine monoplane utility airplane Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II: 1983 99
The Cessna 182 is an all-metal (mostly aluminum alloy) aircraft, although some parts – such as engine cowling nosebowl and wingtips – are made of fiberglass or thermoplastic material. Its wing has the same planform as the smaller Cessna 172 and the larger 205/206 series; however, some wing details, such as flap and aileron design, are the ...
The Cessna 188 is a family of light agricultural aircraft produced between 1966 and 1983 by the Cessna Aircraft Company. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The various versions of the 188 included the AGwagon, AGpickup, AGtruck and AGhusky, along with the AGcarryall variant of the Cessna 185 Skywagon , and constituted Cessna's line of agricultural aircraft.
Data from The Complete Guide to Single Engine Cessna, 3rd Edition General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: four passengers Length: 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) Wingspan: 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m) Height: 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Empty weight: 2,100 lb (953 kg) Gross weight: 3,350 lb (1,520 kg) Fuel capacity: 75 US gallons (280 L; 62 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Jacobs R-755 radial engine, 300 hp (220 kW ...
"Clyde Cessna," September 1996, Aviation History magazine by Edward H. Phillips on HistoryNet.com (detailed feature article on Clyde Cessna by his principal biographer) Clyde Cessna and the Founding of the Cessna Aircraft Company from Disciples of Flight "Why the Cessna is such a Badass plane", Clyde Cessna & the early days of his eponymous ...
Following development of the four-seat Model A the company designed a six-seat aircraft, the Model CW-6. The aircraft first flew in November 1928, powered by a 220 hp (164 kW) Wright Whirlwind J-5 radial engine. The aircraft was displayed at the 1929 Auto Show in Wichita, Kansas. A scaled-down four-seat version, the Cessna DC-6, was also developed.
Dwane Leon Wallace (October 29, 1911 – December 21, 1989) was an American aviation businessman and aircraft designer.He served as the president and/or chairman of the board of the Cessna Aircraft Company from 1935 until the 1970s, continuing then on the board as a director and consultant into the 1980s.