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The Cessna Model A was 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 developmentThe 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.[1] Variants
Fitted with a 120 hp (89 kW) Anzani 10 engine, 14 built.
Fitted with a 130 hp (97 kW) Comet engine, one built.
Fitted with a 150 hp (112 kW) Floco/Axelson engine, three built.
Fitted with a 125 hp (93 kW) Siemens-Halske engine, four built.
Fitted with a 125 hp (93 kW) Warner Scarab engine, 48 built. One was purchased by Eddie August Schneider in which he set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930.[2]
A three-seat version with a 220 hp (164 kW) Wright J-5 engine, 13 built. Specifications (Cessna AA){{Aircraft specs|ref=Les Ailes, May 1928[3] |prime units?=imp
References1. ^{{cite book |title= Airlife's World Aircraft|last=Simpson|first=Rod|edition=| year=2001|publisher=Airlife Publishing Ltd |location=Shrewsbury |isbn=1-84037-115-3|page=132}} 2. ^{{cite news |first= Leo A.|last= Kieran|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=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. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/10/05/archives/fast-flying-marked-ford-tour-fullthrottle-speeds-for-most-of.html |quote=Under the new formula, which made speed the most important characteristic of the modern airplane, the National Air Tour ended its 4,900-mile trip at Detroit last week as the most exacting and exhaustive demonstration ever conducted on a fleet of representative commercial and training airplanes. ... The flying of the pilots was declared perfect, and the technique and navigation of Miss Nancy Hopkins, only woman pilot, Edward Schneider and Truman Wadlow, three of the youngest pilots in the troupe, was equal to that of the older and more experienced racing pilots. In winning the Great Lakes Trophy for light planes in the tour Schneider beat out pilots who had a much better wingpower load ratio by sheer speed and good navigation. ... Cessna; Schneider; 8th overall finish; Warner engine; 110 HP; 1,225 pounds; 1,035 useful load; 47,488.0 points; 113.1 mph average. |work=The New York Times |date=October 5, 1930|accessdate=2016-09-08 }} 3. ^1 {{cite journal |last=Serryer |first=J. |date=3 May 1928|title=Le monoplane Cessna|journal=Les Ailes|issue=359|pages=5|url=http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65683900/f5}} Further reading{{commons category|Cessna Model A}}
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