Cessna Comet
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Comet | |
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Type | Sports plane |
Manufacturer | Clyde Cessna |
Designed by | Clyde Cessna |
Maiden flight | 1917 |
Number built | 1 |
The Cessna Comet was an early aircraft designed and built by Clyde Cessna in the United States in 1917. It was a conventionally-configured wire-braced monoplane with a semi-enclosed cabin that seated four. On 5 July 1917, Cessna used it to set a national airspeed record of 124.6 mph (200.5 km/h) and national distance record of 76 miles (122 km) flying from Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Wichita, Kansas.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Powerplant: 1 × Anzani, 60 hp (45 kW)
Performance
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 241.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 891 Sheet 18.
- aerofiles.com
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