| Model DC-6 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| The DC-6A | |
| Role | Four-seat tourer |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company |
| Designer | Clyde Cessna |
| First flight | 1929 |
| Primary user | United States Army Air Corps |
| Developed from | Cessna CW-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.
The DC-6 was a scaled-down four-seat version of the six-seat CW-6. It was rolled out in February 1929 and went into production in two versions, the DC-6A and DC-6B. Both versions were type certificated on October 29, 1929. [1] The Wall Street crash that day and subsequent depression reduced demand for the aircraft and only about 20 of each model were produced.
In addition to use as private touring aircraft, DC-6As and DC-6Bs saw use as newspaper delivery aircraft and were impressed as liaison aircraft with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in 1942.
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