Cessna Comet

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Comet
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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