Cessna CW-6

{{Short description|1920s American touring aircraft}}

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|name = Model CW-6

|image = Cessna CW-6.jpg

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|type = Six-seat tourer

|manufacturer = Cessna Aircraft Company

|designer = Clyde Cessna

|first_flight = November 1928

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|variants = Cessna DC-6

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The Cessna Model CW-6 was a 1920s American six-seat touring aircraft built by the Cessna Aircraft Company.

Design and development

Following development of the four-seat Model A the company designed a six-seat aircraft, the Model CW-6. The aircraft first flew in November 1928, powered by a 220 hp (164 kW) Wright Whirlwind J-5 radial engine. The aircraft was displayed at the 1929 Auto Show in Wichita, Kansas. A scaled-down four-seat version, the Cessna DC-6, was also developed.

Specifications (CW-6)

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|ref=Manufacturers Specifications on American Commercial Airplanes as Compiled by AviationAviation January 18, 1930

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|crew=1

|capacity=5 passengers

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|length ft=29

|length in=4

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|span ft=43

|span in=4

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|height ft=8

|height in=2

|wing area sqm=

|wing area sqft=296

|empty weight kg=

|empty weight lb=2175

|gross weight kg=

|gross weight lb=3950

|fuel capacity={{convert|80|USgal|impgal L|abbr=on}}

|eng1 number=1

|eng1 name=Wright J-6 Whirlwind

|eng1 type=radial engine

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|eng1 hp=300

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|max speed kmh=

|max speed mph=148

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|cruise speed mph=120

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|range km=

|range miles=610

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|ceiling m=

|ceiling ft=17500

|climb rate ms=

|climb rate ftmin=900

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References

{{commons category|Cessna CW-6}}

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing}}
  • {{cite magazine|title=Cessna Building Six Place Plane|magazine=Aviation|date=November 17, 1928|volume=XXV |issue=21 |pages=1568 |url=http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19281117/#!&pid=1568|url-access=registration }}
  • {{cite magazine|title=Manufacturers Specifications on American Commercial Airplanes as Compiled by Aviation|magazine=Aviation|date=January 18, 1930|volume=28|issue=3|pages=inside front cover|url=http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19300118/#!&pid=0_2|url-access=registration }}

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