Cessna Comet
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| Comet | |
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| 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: 3 passengers
- Powerplant: 1 × Anzani, 60 hp (45 kW)
Performance
References
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