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.
The prototype (Model AC) first flew in 1927 and the first production aircraft appeared in the following year.
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. Model BW A three-seat version with a 220 hp (164 kW) Wright J-5 engine, 13 built.
Specifications (Cessna AA)
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