The Cessna Model CW-6 was a 1920s
American
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six-seat touring aircraft built by the
Cessna Aircraft Company
Cessna () is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of the Cessna Aircraft Company, an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing c ...
.
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
Events January
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, powered by a 220 hp (164 kW)
Wright Whirlwind J-5
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radial engine
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. The aircraft was displayed at the 1929 Auto Show in
Wichita, Kansas
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. A scaled-down four-seat version, the
Cessna DC-6
The Cessna Model DC-6 was a 1920s American high-wing four-seat tourer built by the Cessna Aircraft Company. It was used by the United States Army Air Corps as the UC-77/UC-77A.
Design and development
The DC-6 was a scaled-down four-seat version ...
, was also developed.
Specifications (CW-6)
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CW-06
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1920s United States civil utility aircraft
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Aircraft first flown in 1928
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