Cessna Comet

Comet
Clyde Cessna with "The Comet"
Role	Sports plane
Manufacturer	Clyde Cessna
Designer	Clyde Cessna
First 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 one passenger in addition to the pilot. 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.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Powerplant: 1 × Anzani , 60 hp (45 kW)

Performance

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 241. ISBN 0-7106-0710-5.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 18. ISBN 1-156-94382-5.
• "Cessna". aerofiles.com. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2009-03-01.

External links

• "The Cessna Story". 172guide.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2009-03-01.