| Model A | |
|---|---|
 Cessna AW at Yanks Museum, Chino, California | |
| General information | |
| Type | Four-seat tourer |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | private owners |
| Number built | 83 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1927 |
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.
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. [1]
The prototype (Model AC) first flew in 1927 and the first production aircraft appeared in the following year. [2]
Data from Les Ailes, May 1928 [1]
General characteristics
Performance
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