Cessna Model A
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The Cessna Model A is a 1920s American high-wing four-seat tourer built by the Cessna Aircraft Company, the first in a long line of high-wing single-engined monoplanes.
Design and development
The first Cessna design built in any numbers was the Cessna Model A, a four-seater with a mixed wood and steel-tube construction with fabric covering. The aircraft was built in a number of variants fitted with different engines.[1]
The prototype (Model AC) first flew in 1927 and the first production aircraft appeared in the following year.[2]
Variants
- Model AA
- Fitted with a 120 hp (89 kW) Anzani 10 engine, 14 built.
- Model AC
- Fitted with a 130 hp (97 kW) Comet 7-RA engine, one built.
- Model AF
- Fitted with a 150 hp (112 kW) Floco/Axelson engine, three built.
- Model AS
- Fitted with a 125 hp (93 kW) Siemens-Halske engine, four built.
- Model AW
- Fitted with a 125 hp (93 kW) Warner Scarab engine, 48 built.[3]
- Model BW
- A three-seat version with a 220 hp (164 kW) Wright J-5 engine, 13 built.
Specifications (Cessna AA)
Data from Les Ailes, May 1928[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two pilots
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- Fuel capacity: 42 US gal; 35 imp gal (160 L)Template:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/convert
- Propellers: 2-bladedTemplate:Aircraft specs/length
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Serryer, J. (3 May 1928). "Le monoplane Cessna". Les Ailes (359): 5.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd. p. 132. ISBN 1-84037-115-3.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kieran, Leo A. (October 5, 1930). "Fast Flying Marked Ford Tour. Full-Throttle Speeds for Most of 4,900-Mile Route in Canada and Northwest Gave New Practical Meaning to Reliability Test". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Further reading
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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