REVISED: 4/4/09
Cessna
Cessna 1914 model Cessna 1916 model at Beaver OK 1911 (Enid) = 1pOmwM; 60hp Elbridge water-cooled. Clyde Cessna's first airplane, a Blériot-style home-built. POP: 1. 14 other Cessna varieties followed before commercial production began. Cessna 120 over San Francisco [NC2087N] (William T Larkins) 120 1945 (ATC 768, TC 5A2) = 2pChwM; 85hp Continental C-85-12/-12F; span: 32'10" length: 21'6" load: 665# v: 123/106/42 range: 420. Essentially a spartan version of 140. $2,495-2845; POP: 2,164. Innovative feature was a spring-steel landing gear, designed by Steve Wittman, who had used them on his racers. 140 1945 (ATC 768, TC 5A2) = 2pChwM; 85hp Continental C-85-12/-12F; span: 32'10" length: 21'6" load: 665# v: 120/105/40 range: 420; ff prototype [NX41682]: 6/28/45. Offered starter, generator, lights, flaps, and rear windows. $3,245-3,345; POP: 4,881 (?>5,542 (perhaps includes some A models?)). 140A 1949 (TC 5A2) = 90hp Continental C-90-12/-14F; v: 123/106/42; ff: 1/x/49. Single strut, metal-clad wings. $3,695-4,495; POP: 2,843. 150, Aerobat (TC 3A12, 3A13, 3A17, 3A19, A13EU) 1959 = 2pChwM; 100hp Continental O-200; span: 33'6" length: 21'7" load: 630# v: 125/122/54 range: 550 ceiling: 12,650'. Standard, Trainer, and Commuter models, the principal difference being less useful load for the latter two. 1960 Patroller version had Plexiglas doors, 38-gal fuel capacity, and a message chute. Aerobat was optional aerobatic trainer version. Models built from 1965 on had swept tail fins. $6,995 ($7,295 in 1960); POP (1959): 683 (c/ns 17001/17683), (1960): 334 (c/ns 17684/59018). Series discontinued in 1977. Also produced in France as F-150. Thanks to David Gampfer for major data research on 150s! Cessna 152E [N757JX] (Eric Paslick) 152 1978 (TC 3A19, A13EU) 1977 = Updated version of 150; 110hp Lycoming O-235; span: 33'3" length: 24'1" load: 552# v: 127/123/49 range: 478 ceiling: 14,700'. Also available in aerobatic version as Aerobat. 160 1962 = 5pChwM; 125hp Franklin 4A-225; span: 34'7" v: 134 range: 384. Gross wt: 2050#. A military version with 210hp Continental was proposed as 160M, but never built. POP: 1 [N5419E]. 162 SEE Skycatcher. 165 1947 = Cessna Airmaster four seat cabin monoplane was first produced in 1934 as the C-34 (indicating year of introduction). This was followed up in 1937 with the C-37. With the C-39 came a designation change to that of C-145, this time reflecting the horse power. The C-165 seen above was the ultimate of the 1940 era Cessna high wing aircraft. This extremely clean aircraft was powered by a 165 hp Warner Super-Scarab engine which gave it a cruising speed of over 150 mph. This photograph was obtained from the from the Cessna Aircraft Company in 1948 Cessna 170 [N4098V] (Roger Cain) 170 1948 (ATC 799) = 4pChwM; 145hp Continental C-145-2 (O-300-A); span: 36'0" length: 25'0" load: 1015# v: 140/120/52 range: 500+; ff: 2/6/48. Enlarged version of 140. Double strut, fabric-covered wings, metal fuselage, no dorsal fin; conventional spring-steel "taildragger" landing gear. $5,475, $8,295 in 1956; POP: 714 (?>729); first 2 prototypes (c/ns 18001/18002) were scrapped sfter testing and production began with c/n 18003. Cessna 170A [N2800C] (Cessna) Cessna 172 Prototype (Cessna) 172, Skyhawk, T-41, Hawk XP (TC 3A12, 3A17, 5A6, A4EU) - 4p tricycle fixed-gear version of 170 with fixed-pitch prop. Skyhawk was deluxe model; P-prefix models (Powermatic) were higher-performance with more power and constant-speed prop (except T-41 military versions). POP all 172s: 33,629 plus 544 military by the end of production in 1986, making it the biggest seller of all times. Produced in France under (TC A4EU) as F-172; POP: 4,951. Series resumed in 1996 with new TC and production as 172R. 172 Skyhawk 1956 (TC 3A12) = 145hp Continental O-300-A; span: 36'2" length: 26'6" load: 1070# v: 139/131/55 range: 640 ceiling: 13,100'. Straight tail. $9,250; POP: 3,754. Contract USAF service as T-41 primary trainer.172 Cutlass RG 1980 (TC 3A17) = 180hp O-360-F1A6 and constant-speed prop, retractable gear, wraparound rear window.Cessna 172 [N7639T] (Dan Shumaker) Cessna 175 [N7682M] (Joseph Abril) 175 Skylark 1958 (TC 3A17) = 4pChwM; 175hp Continental GO-300-A with geared prop; span: 36'0" length: 25'0" v: 149/139/53 range: 720 ceiling: 15,900'. A relatively short-lived higher-performance version of the 172 family designed to fill the gap between 172 and 180/182. Approved for skis and floats. $13,050; POP: 2,120. P172D, R172E through R172K, and Cutlass RG succeeded the 175 and Skylark in production (under the same type certificate) as the more powerful alternative to the 172. Apparently the 172 and Skyhawk names were more marketable than the follow-up 175 and Skylark. ( Jack Erickson) Cessna 175A [VH-RFU] (Eddie Coates coll) 177, Cardinal 1967 (TC A13CE) = 4pChwM; 150hp Lycoming O-320-E2D; load: 1010# v: 141/130/x range: 825. Strutless cantilever wing, stabilator tail. $12,995 (1968). Achieved higher performance than the 172 family with a redesigned, lower-drag fuselage and cantilever wings. "Standard" models were called the 177 and "de luxe" models the Cardinal. 177A, Cardinal 1969 (TC A13CE) = 180hp O-360-A2F with fixed-pitch prop, weight increase, slotted stabilator. Cessna 180 [N9345C] 180 Skywagon 1953 (TC 3A24, 5A6) = 4pChwM; 225hp Continental O-470-L; span: 35'10" length: 25'9" v: 170/160/x; range: 745. Conventional gear, also ski and float options. $12,950; $17,950 (1968), $25,700 (1975). POP: 1 prototype in 1953; total reported production. 2,662. 180A 1957 = 230hp O-470-K; load: 1095# v: 170/160/x range: 675-845. $13,250-13,850; POP: 693. Cessna 182 Skylane [N4054D] (Cessna) 182, Skylane 1956 (TC 3A13) = Tricycle gear version of 180; 230hp O-470-L; span: 36'2" length: 28'0" load: 1240# v: 167/157/x range: 905 ceiling: 18,900'. $17,995 (1968). Skylane was eventual deluxe model (load: 1180# v: 170/162/x range: 925). $18,995 in 1968, $26,700 in 1975. POP: 5,285. Swept-tail introduced in 1960. Produced in Argentina as A-182. 182A, Skylane 1957 = Shortened landing gear, weight increase. $13,975.182A Deluxe 1958 = Rudder trim, deluxe appointments.182B Skylane 1958 = Specs similar to 182, but O-470-K; load: 1090# v: 168/158/x range: 819. $14,250; POP: 306. Cessna 185 Mark Wenzel 1997 restoration (K O Eckland) 185 Skywagon 1961 = 260hp Continental IO-470-F; load: 1680# v: 176/165/x range: 885. $18,950. Cessna 185A [N4068Y] (Eddie Coates coll) 185 Agwagon, Carryall 1961 (TC 3A24) = Agplane. 6p version of 180 with larger tail and 300hp O-470; added cargo door and belly cargo pack; load: 1775# v: 178/169/x range: 825. $21,375 (1968), $30,175 (1975). Approved for floats. Popular as crop sprayer and cargo hauler. Military version U-17A. 187 1968 = 4pChwM; 240hp Continental O-470; span: 35'4" length: 27'5" v: 167 range: 1000. Cantilever wing; also tested with T-tail. Began life as Model 343, intended to replace 182, but offered no significant improvements and was cancelled. POP: 1 [N7167C]. 188, A188 Agwagon, Agtruck (TC A9CE) = Agplane. Cessna 188 [N9718V] (Eddie Coates coll) Cessna 190 Prototype [NX41693 (Cessna) 190 Businessliner 1947 (TC 790) = 4pChwM; 240hp Continental W-670-23; span: 36'2" load: 27'2" load: 1130# v: 178/160/62 range: 725-750 ceiling: 16,100'. $16,500; POP: 233 (?>204). Cessna 195 [N2142C] (Joseph Abril) 195 Businessliner 1947 (TC 790) = 4pChwM; 300hp Jacobs R-755A-2; span: 36'2" length: 27'4" load: 1300# v: 180/159/60 range: 700. Design evolved from P-780, and first of two prototypes was tested in 1946. $23,500; POP: 446, of which 15 to USAF as UC-/LC-126A, 5 to Natl Guard as LC-126B, and 63 to Army with 300hp Jacobs YR-755-11 as L-126C. 195A Businessliner 1950 (TC 790) = 245hp Jacobs R-755-9. $15,795; POP: 211. Cessna 205 [N8260Z] (Dan Shumaker) 205/210-5, 205A/210-5A Skywagon 1963 (TC 3A21) = 4pChwM rg; 260hp Continental IO-470-H/-S; span: 36'10" length: 28'3" load: 1550# v: 173/163/57 range: 1015. $22,295; POP: 577. Cessna 206 [N9554S] (Cessna) 206 Stationair, Super Skylane 1964 (TC A4CE) = 6pChwM rg; 282hp Continental IO-470; load: 1623# v: 180/168/53 range: 674. Evolution of 205. POP: 7,652(?). 206 Turbo Stationair 19?? = 285hp turbosupercharged TSIO-470-H. 207 Skywagon 1969 (TC A16CE) = 7p stretched version of 206 with 295hp Continental IO-520-F. Redesignated TU-206 with turbo-supercharged TSIO-520-C. Cessna T207A AirNevada (Eddie Coates coll) Cessna 208 [N9698F] 208 Caravan, Caravan I 1982 (TC A37CE) = 10-14pClwM rg; 600hp turbocharged P&W-Canada PT6A; span: 51'8" length: 37'7" v: 214 range: 1000+; ff: 12/x/82. Used in cargo service with Federal Express, Markair Express, others. Renamed Caravan I to distinguish from Caravan II F406 developed in France in 1983 (based on 404 Titan). Some 208s were delivered to Army as U-27A. 208A 19?? = No data. Cessna 210 [XB-DEK] (Eric Paslick) 210 Centurion (TC 3A21) 1960 = 6pChwM rg; 285hp Continental IO-470-E; span: 36'6" length: 28'3" (?>27'5") load: 1720# v: 200/188/65 range: 1225 ceiling: 20,700'. Developed as a sequel to 172. POP total 210: 8,462. 210A 1961 = Production version with Continental IO-470-E. $29,475 (1968). 230, 300 AgWagon - 1pClwM; 230hp Continental O-470; load: 1540# v: 119/116/x range: 325; ff: 2/x/65. Agricultural applicator. Cessna 230 [N5623J] (Cessna ad) Cessna T303 [N303HS] (Northway Aviation) 303 Clipper, T303 Crusader 1979 (TC A34CE) = 6pClwM rg; two 250hp Continental TSIO-520-AE (also LTSIO with turbo-compressor); span: 38'10" length: 30'5" load: 1845# v: 249/225/x range: 1156 ceiling: 25,000'; ff: 10/17/79. Evolved from a concept design for a twin trainer in the mid-'70s. POP: 1 prototype as 303 Clipper and 297 as T303 Crusader. Production ended in 1986. Cessna 305 (Cessna) 305 Bird Dog 1950 (TC 5A5) = 2pChwM; 210hp Continental O-470; span: 36'0" length: 25'10" load: 786# v: 151/104/53 range: 530. POP: 1 prototype of L-19/OE-1, based on 170 design. 305A 1950 (TC 5A5) = 213hp O-470-11. POP: 2,130 to Army, 190 to Natl Guard, and 20 to USAF as L-19A, XL-19B and 60 to USN as OE-1, plus.13 to MDAP and 6 to Chile. Cessna 308 (Cessna) 308 1952 = 4pChwM with 375hp Lycoming GSO-580; span: 47'0" range: 700. Prototype for Army evaluation, convertible to a four-stretcher ambulance. POP: 1. 309 1953 = Prototypical design evaluations of 170-A through 1955. POP: 4. 310 1953 = 5pClwM rgl two 240hp Continental O-470-B; ff: 1/3/53. $51,500;. Evolved into 320 and 340 series. POP: 547. To USAF as L-27/U-3. Cessna 310A [N53481] 318 SEE T-37. 319 1953 = 2pChwM for advanced Boundary Layer Control experiments in cooperation with US Naval Research Laboratory. Used a standard L-19A fuselage and new, modified wings with fans blowing air over wing/control surfaces. POP: 1 as 319A. Not the same as the L-19A used by Mississippi State Univ for similar BLC experiments. Cessna 320 [N5724X] (Eddie Coates coll) 320 Skyknight 1961 (TC 3A25) = 310 variant. 5-6pClwM rg; two 260-285hp Continental TSIO-470-D; load: 1940-2027# v: 275/260/x (?>263/222/x) range: 1017. POP: 110. Cessna 320A [N3008R] (Eddie Coates coll) 321 SEE OE-2 (L-19). 325 1951 (?>1953) = 1p L-19 design, factory-modified as a commercial crop sprayer; 230hp Continental O-470-A/-J. $12,750; POP: 2 (?>4). 327 1967 = 4pChwM rg; two 160hp Lycoming O-320 tractor/pusher; span: 35'6" v: 187. Gross wt: 3500. Smaller twin-boom cantilever wing forerunner of 337. First called Model 377, project was cancelled in 1968. POP: 1 prototype to NASA for wind tunnel tests [N3769C]. 335, 340 (TC 3A25) 1971 = 6pClwM rg; 340 was pressurized version. Cessna 336 [N1701Z] (Cessna Co) 336 Skymaster 1961 (TC A2CE) = Introductory model of Skymaster; two 210hp Continental IO-360-A; span: 38'0" length: 29'7" load: 1180# v: 183/173/60 range: 745-1315 ceiling: 19,000'.; ff: 2/28/61. POP: 197. 337 Skymaster, 339 Super Skymaster, F-337, F-339 (TC A6CE) 1965 = 4-6pChwM rg; two 208hp Continental IO-360 tractor/pusher; span: 38'0" length: 29'7" load: 1580# v: 183/173/60 range: 1315; ff: 2/28/61. Popular use as fire-spotters by CDF 1976-93. $43,000; POP (total 337): 2,480 civil and 513 as Army/USAF O-2. Licensed French-built versions were F-337/-339 Millirole. Design revived as Adam A500 (2002). 337 1963 = Production version with two 195hp Continental IO-360-A.337 Super Skymaster 196? = Redesigned nose, two 210hp Continental IO-360-C . $44,500; POP: 239.Cessna 337A [N5368S] (Eric Paslick)
340 1971 (TC 3A25) = 6pChwM rg developed from 310, with pressurized cabin; two 285hp Continental TSIO-520-K; span: 38'1" length: 34'4" v: 281 range: 1586. $142,950 (1975); POP: 873. 340A standard model and 340AII/340AIII with additional equipment and electronics packages. Cessna 401 [N79390] 401 1965 (TC A7CE) = 6-8pClwM rg; two 300hp Continental TSIO-520-E; load: 2659# v: 261/240/x range: 808; ff: 8/26/65. $99,800 in 1968; POP total 401s: 406 (?>404). Evolved into 411, 421, 425. 401A 1967 = No data. 402 Businessliner, Utililiner, Utilitwin (TC A7CE) 1966 = 6-10pClwM rg; two 650hp Continental TSIO-520; span: 39'10" length: 36'1" v: 228/240/x range: 1417 ceiling: 26,180'. Similar to 401 but with cabin convertible to cargo space; reinforced floor. $138,500 (1975); POP total 402s: 1500+. 402A 19?? = No data. 404 Titan 1975 (TC A25CE) = 6-10pClwM rg; two Continental GTSIO-520-X; span: 46'4" (?>46'0") length: 36'6" (?>39'6") load: 3526# v: 267/223/x range: 1020 ceiling: 22,200'; ff: 2/26/75. Based on 402. POP: about 380. Ambassador II/III 19?? = USN version C-28A in 1987. 405 - Proposed four-place military light transport, based on T-37 with a large clamshell canopy, was never built. 406 19?? (TC A25CE, A54EU) = No data. Cessna 407 [N60407] (Dan Shumaker) 407 1960 = 4pClwM rg; two 1410# de-rated Continental 356; span: 38'4" length: 32'2" load: 4690# v: 480/362/x range: 1595. Corporate jet evolved from T-37. POP: 1 prototype [N60407], performed well in tests, but Cessna was unable to find buyers. 411, 414 1962 (TC A7CE) - From 401. 6-8pClwM; two 310hp Continental TSIO-520-J. Cessna 411 [N7376U] Cessna 421 [N666R] (Eddie Coates coll) 421 Golden Eagle 1967 (TC A7CE) = 5-8pClwM rg; two 375hp Continental GTSIO-520-H; load: 2563# v: 276/255/x range: 1174; ff: 10/14/65. $229,950 (1975); POP: about 1,800 by end of production in 1980. 421A 1969 = No data. 425 Corsair 1978 (TC A7CE) = 6pClwM rg; two 450hp P&W PT6A; span: 44'1" v: 305. Renamed Conquest I in 1983. $825,000 in 1980; POP: 175 by 1982. Cessna 441 [N441CD] (Eddie Coates coll) 441 Conquest 1975 (TC A28CE) = 8-10pClwM rg; two 625hp Garrett TPE-331; span: 49'4" length: 39'0" v: 325/322/x range: 2114 ceiling: 33,200'. POP: 97. Renamed Conquest II in 1983. Cessna 500 Citation (Cessna Co) 500 Citation (TC A22CE) 1969 = 6pClwM rg; two 2200# P&WC JT15D-1; span: 47'1" length: 43'6" ff: 9/15/69. POP: 352. 501 Citation I 1977 = 500 Citation with upgrades. Cessna CitationJet 525 [N299CW] (Dan Shumaker) 525 CitationJet 1991 = 6pClwM rg; two 1900# Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A; span: 46'10" length: 42'7"; ff: 4/29/91. Cessna 525A [N894C] (William T Larkins) Cessna 550 [N495CM] (William T Larkins) 550, 551 Citation II 1977 = 8pClwM rg; two 2500# P&WC JT15D-4; span: 52'2" length: 47'2" Stretched fuselage, increased payload; ff: 1/31/77. 550 Citation S/II 1984 = Aerodynamic upgrade of Citation II. Cessna 560 [N500MG] (William T Larkins) 560 Citation V 1989 = 11pClwM rg; two 2900# P&WC JT15D-5A; span: 52'6" length: 48'11" Growth version of Citation S/II. Cessna 560 Citation Ultra [N237CV] (Cessna) Cessna 620 [N620E] (Cessna) 620 1956 = 11pClwM rg; four 350hp Continental GSO-526-A; span: 55'0" length: 44'7" load: 4825#v: 282/260/x range: 1700 ceiling: 25,000'. $375,000 too much for the market; POP: 1 [N620E]. Cessna 650 [N147TA] (Eddie Coates coll) 650 Citation III 1979 = 11pClwM rg; two 3650# Garrett TFE731-3B-100S; span: 53'6" length: 55'6". Swept wing, longer-range business jet. 650 Citation VI = 13pClwM rg; Economy version of Citation III. 670 Citation IV 1989 = Longer-range version of Citation III. Superseded by Citation VI and VII. 680 Citation Sovereign = no data. Cessna 750 [N750XX] (Eddie Coates coll) 750 Citation X 1993 = 8-12pClwM rg; two 6400# RR-Allison AE3007-C; span: 63'11" length: 72'2" v: 403 range: 3337; ff: 12/21/93. First deliveries in Aug 1996. $15,295,000; POP: 8 (to 1/1/97). A-37, OA-37 Dragonfly - T-37 beefed-up and repowered in conversion to COIN combat duties, the first attack aircraft built by a US general aviation manufacturer. Two to eight wing pylons supported up to 6 tons of ordnance or extra fuel tanks. SEE ALSO T-37. Cessna YA-37 (USAF) Cessna A Prototype (Cessna via Joe Juptner) Cessna AA (AW) [4156] (Dan Shumaker coll) Cessna A Racer [X1627] (Dan Shumaker coll) A, AA, A Racer (Cessna-Roos, Cessna) 1927 (ATC 65, 2-7, 2-8) = 3-4pO/CmwM; 120hp Anzani; span: 40'0" length: 24'9" load: 720# v: 120/102/40 range: 450. Full-cantilever wing. Known as A model until 1929, AA thereafter; evolved into AW. $5,750; POP: 117 (?>136). Modified for competition as 1928 A Racer [X1626, X1627]. AC 1928 (ATC 2-407) = 3pChwM; 130hp Comet 7-RA. $6,800; POP: 1. AF Special 1930 (ATC 2-237) = 3pChwM; 150hp Axelson-Floco B. $7,200; POP: 2. Cessna AS (Cessna Co) AS 1928 (ATC 2-8) = 4pChwM; 125hp Siemens-Halske SH-12. $7,200; POP: 2 [C4156/4157]. Cessna AT-8 AT-8 1940 (ATC 722) = Trainer version of T-50 with two 240hp Lycoming R-680; data similar to T-50. $25,510; POP: 33 [41-005/037]. Cessna AT-17 [42-224] AT-17, -17E 1941 (ATC 722) = 2-5p AT-8 with two 245hp Jacobs R-775-9 and wood props; load: 1500# v: 195/175/x range: 750 ceiling: 22,000'. $19,100; POP: 450 [42-002/451]. Because of spar problems resulting from moisture, unmodified planes had a weight restriction, and were redesignated AT-17E/F/G/H. AT-17A, -17F 1941 = Metal props; load: 1600#. POP: 223 [42-13617/13806, -13867/13899], of which the first 190 as Lend-Lease to RCAF as Crane IA/II. Cessna AW (Ralph Nortell) Cessna AW Seating arrangement (Eric Blocher coll) AW 1928 (ATC 72) = 3-4pChwM; 110hp Warner Scarab; span: 40'0" length: 24'9" load: 1035# v: 125/105/42 range: 630. $6,900 with wood prop; $7,115 with metal prop; POP: 58, one of which made a 30-day excursion to Siberia by way of Alaska in 1929, covering 13,085 miles in 127 hours flying time [C1707] (p: Parker Cramer). Cessna BW [X7462] (K O Eckland coll) BW 1928 (ATC 2-7) = 4p "Sportsman's Model" AW with 220hp Wright J-5, and increased performance. $8,500; POP: 13. C-3 1934 (ATC 2-473) = 4pChwM; 125hp Warner Scarab. POP: 1. C-28 1987 = USN version of 404 Titan Ambassador. Cessna C-34 [N17051] (Ralph Nortell) C-34 1935 (ATC 573) = 4pChwM; 145hp Warner Super Scarab; span: 33'10" length: 24'7" load: 920# v: 162/143/47 range: 550. $4,995; POP: 43, of which 1 was impressed by USAAF in 1942 as UC-77B [42-78021]. SEE Cessnas in the USAAF. When referencing Cessnas, one needs to distinguish between the company's liberal use of "C-" designations and the Air Force's original "C-" designation for cargo planes (which later became "UC-" as utility and cargo). Confusion can easily run wild in this area, as well as with Cessna's use of the "DC-" designation that ran head-on with Douglas commercial products. The above C-for-Cessna 34 was also the USAAF C-for-Cargo 77, and there are several more similars lurking in these entries. C-35 - Modified stock 8pClwM Citation 560 Ultra-V with two 3045# P&W JT15D-5D, later Citation Encore; span: 54'0" (?>52'2") length: 48'11". Replacement for USAF's aging Beech C-12. Cessna UC-35A Stock 560 (Cessna) Cessna C-37 [NC18590] (Kansas Aviation Museum) C-37 1937 (ATC 622) = Improved C-34. 4pChwM; 145hp Warner Super Scarab; span: 34'2" length: 24'8" load: 946# v: 162/143/48 range: 540. $5,490-6,000; POP: 46, of which 4 were impressed by USAAF as UC-77D [42-78023/78025, -97412]. SEE Cessnas in the USAAF. Cessna C-38 [NC18796] (Cessna) C-38 Airmaster 1937 (ATC 668) = Somewhat improved version of C-37 included a belly flap and locking tailwheel. $5,500; POP: 16 [NX18048, NC18794/18799, NC19455/19463] C-77 1942 = Impressed by USAF were 1 C-34 as UC-77B [42-78021], 4 C-37s as UC-77D [42-78023/78025, -97412], 4 DC-6As as UC-77 [42-38290, -46637/46639], and 4 DC-6Bs as UC-77A [42-38292/38295]. SEE Cessnas in the USAAF. C-78 Bobcat - 5p AT-17 redesignated from trainer to transport class. Specifications similar to T-50. POP: about 800, including AT-17 models. Because of spar problems resulting from moisture, unmodified UC-78Bs and -78Cs had a weight restriction and were redesignated as UC-78E and -78F. Cessna UC-78 (Joe Juptner coll) C-94 - Impressed C-165 as UC-94 [NC21942=42-78018, NC21946=42-78022, NC32458=42 -107400]. Cessna C-106 [NX24176] (W T Larkins coll) C-106 Loadmaster 1943 = 4pChwM rg; two 600hp P&W R-1830; span: 64'8" length: 51'1" load: 5000# v: 195. Light military transport of mixed wood and metal construction. POP: 2 company-owned P-260 prototypes were built and given military designations of C-106 and C-106A for USAAF testing [NX24176, NX44600]. C-126, LC-126, U-20 (ATC 790) - USAF trainer version of 195. Redesignated U-20 in 1962. Cessna LC-126A [49-7892] (invalid s/n) (Dan Shumaker) C-145 Airmaster 1938 (ATC 701) = 4pChwM; 145hp Warner Super Scarab; span: 34'2" length: 24'8" load: 970# v: 162/151/49 range: 785. $7,875; POP: 41. Cessna C-165 [N20765] (Dan Shumaker) ßß C-165 Airmaster 1938 (ATC 701) = 4pChwM; 165hp Warner Super Scarab; span: 34'2" length: 25'0" load: 950# v: 165/157/49 range: 725. $8,275; POP: 38, of which 4 were converted from C-145 [NC113, NC19488, NC20762, NC20781] and 3 were impressed into USAAF as UC-94 [42-78018, -78020, -107400]. SEE Cessnas in the USAAF. C-165D Airmaster 1938 (ATC 701) = 175hp Warner Super Scarab. POP: 3 (NC25484, NC32451, NC32453]. C-186F 19?? = Floatplane refitted with skis. No data. Cessna CH-1 (Cessna) CH-1 Skyhook, YH-41 Seneca, NH-41 1953 = 2pCH; 260hp Continental FSO-470; rotor: 35'0" v: 122. Evolved from Seibel design after Cessna took over that company in 1952, with Charles Seibel as head of their helicopter division. Production did not begin until 1963. Altitude and speed records of 15,000' and 122mph set by CH-1 in 1955 (landing on top of Pike's Peak in the processa helicopter first); CH-1B set another altitude record of over 30,000' in 1957. 10 were evaluated by Army as YH-41, later NH-41A [56-4236/4245]; 11 received a paper designation as UH-41A and were exported to foreign air forces [62-5845/5848, -12350, 63-9793, -8067/8071]. Cessna Citation CJ1 (Cessna) Citation CJ1 1999 = ClwM reg; two 1900# Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A turbofans; span: 46'10" length: 42'7" load: 4040# v: 560/437/99 range: 1697 ceiling: 41,000'. ALSO SEE 500. Cessna Citation CJ2 Instrument panel (Cesna) Citation CJ2 2001 = ClwM reg; two 2400# Williams-Rolls FJ44-2C turbofans; span: 49'6" length: 47'8" load: 4941# v: 555/472/105 range: 2000 ceiling: 45,000'. Cessna Comet (Robert O'Hara coll) Comet 1917 = 4pOmwM; 60hp Anzani. Semi-closed cockpit; full-cantilever shoulder wing. The third plane to be built at the Jones Motor Co plant, and claimed as the first US plane built without wing struts (somehow overlooking the Christmas Bullet of 1912). Set a speed record of 125mph over a distance of 76 miles on 7/5/17. CM-1 1929 = 1pOmwM; 225hp Wright J-5; span: 30'0" (?>36'0") length: 20'10" v: 160-170. Cowled racer built up from a wrecked AW with an A gear and tail; laminated-plywood fuselage. Never successful in competition, finally met its end in a windstorm in late 1929 [X9860]. Shown on one register as Cessna MWa typo or a reference to its mid-wing. CPG-1 1930 = 1pOhwM; 10hp Cleone. Powered version of CG-2 glider. POP: 1 [344M]. CPW-6 SEE CW-6. Cessna CR-1 [11717] (Frank Rezich coll) Cessna CR-2 [11717] (Dan Shumaker coll) CR-1, CR-2, CR-2A 1932 = 1pOmwM rg; 145hp Warner Super Scarab; span: 18'6" (?>18'0") length: 14'6" (?>14'11"). Eldon Cessna. POP: 1 racer for 1932-33 competitions [NR11717] (p: Roy Liggett, Johnny Livingston). Cantilever wing, cowled motor. Remodeled as CR-2 with 17'0" span, larger tail group, and 125hp Warner Scarab. Refitted with smaller, bumped cowling as CR-2A. Cessna CR-3 [NR57Y] (Jack Fullmer coll) CR-3 1933 = 1pChwM rg; 145hp Warner Super Scarab; span: 18'11" length: 17'0" v: 255/x/65. Shoulder-wing with full-span flaps, retractable gear and tailwheel, canopied cockpit. $5,000; POP: 1 cantilever-wing racer (p: Roy Liggett, Johnny Livingston) for the 1933 Miami race and the Nationals [NR57Y]; destroyed in a crash before the Nationals. Cessna Crane Mk.Ia RCAF [8815] (Morris A Koshchuk coll) Crane (Canada) 1940 = RCAF version of T-50 (qv); two 245hp Jacobs L4MB. $30,825; POP: 610 Crane I/II. CW-6, CPW-6 1928 = 6pChwM; 220hp Wright J-5; span: 43'0" length: 20'4". POP: 2 [6446, R9855], the latter as 2p CPW-6 endurance racer with 450hp P&W Wasp and 600-gallon tanks (p: Art Goebel). DC-6 1929 (ATC 207) = 4pChwM; 170hp Curtiss Challenger; span: 40'8" length: 27'11" load: 1221# v: 130/105/48 range: 575. Smaller version of CW-6. $9,200; POP: 1 [NC9867], sold to Mexico. Cessna DC-6A [NC636K] (Frank Rezich coll) Cessna EC-1 [199V] (Frank Rezich coll) EC-1 Baby Cessna 1930 = 1pChwM; 26hp Cleone; span: 34'11" length: 20'4" Eldon Cessna, modifed from his CG-2 glider. POP: 2 [133V c/n 77, 199V c/n 71]. Cessna EC-2 [403W] (Frank Rezich coll) FC-1 1928 = 2pChwM; 90hp Cirrus Ensign. Eldon Cessna. POP: 1 [138V c/n 248]; another appeared briefly on some lists as [248], a misinterpretation of c/n for the registration. Cessna GC-1 [R144V] (Robert O'Hara coll) GC-1 1929 = 1pOmwM; 95hp Cirrus Ensign; span: 27'0" length: 21'0". Eldon Cessna. POP: 1 racer for 1930 Cirrus Air Derby and Nationals [R/NR144V] Miss Blackwell. Cessna GC-2 at 1930 NARs [NR404W] (Aerofiles coll) Cessna YH-41 [56-4241] (Bell) H-41 Seneca 1956 = POP: 10 as YH-41 [56-4236/4245], redesignated as NH-41A. Set three world altitude records of 30,355' over Kansas on 12/28/8 (p: Capt James Bowman). H-41A 1956 = POP: 5 to Iran [63-8067/8071]; 5 to Guatemala [62-5845/5848, -12350]. JRC 1942 (ATC 722) = USN version of T-50 as JRC-1. L-19, O-1, OE-1 Bird Dog - Liaison, AA spotter, utility lightplane. 2pChwM; span: 36'0" length: 25'10" load: 786# v: 151/104/53 range: 530. Developed from model 305. Redesignated O-1 in 1962. Also built under license in Japan, 1957. Cessna L-19A [50-1619] (Frank Rezich coll) L-27, U-3 Administrator - USAF liaison and utility version of 310 with similar data. Nickname "Blue Canoe" for its special color. Cessna U-3A [58-2131] (Larry DiRicco) Cessna LSA [N158CS] (Cessna Co) LSA Sport 2006 = 2pChwM; 100hp Rotax 912S; span: 30'0" v: 127; ff: 10/13/06. First major manufacturer's tri-gear entry into FAA's Light Sport Aircraft classificaton (max seating: 2, max gross wt: 1320#, max v: 138.9 mph). O-1, OE SEE L-19 Cessna O2-A [67-21300] (USAF) O-2 Skymaster - 337 as observation plane for USAF and Army. 4pChwM rg; two 210hp Continental IO-360-D tractor/pusher; span: 38'2" length: 29'9" load: 1925# v: 206/196/x range: 780-1000 ceiling: 20,300'. Exports to Iran and Vietnam. O-2A 1967 = Wing pylons for rockets, flares, 7.6mm miniguns, or other light ordnance. POP: 398 [67-21295/21439, 68-6857/6903, -10828/10872, -10962/11070, -11122/11173]. OA-37 SEE A-37. OE SEE L-19. P-7 1942 = Trainer. 5pChwM rg; two 330hp Jacobs L-6MB. POP: 1 prototype based on T-50 for USAAF evaluation [NX24176]. P-10 1941 = Advanced bomber trainer. 2pClwM rg: two 330hp Jacobs. Side-by-side seating; full-vision, sliding canopy. POP: 1 [NX34751]. Cessna P-260 (clip: Aero Digest) P-260 1943 = Company prototypes for C-106 [NX24176, NX44600]. P-780 1945 = 5pChwM with 245hp Jacobs R-755. POP: 1 prototype of 195 series [NX4681]. Cessna Silver Wings Original flight (Cessna) Cessna Silver Wings Tibbs 1957 replica (AAHS) Silver Wings (Rago) 1912 = 1pOmwM; 25hp Anzani. Clyde Cessna; his second plane, also patterned after the then-popular Blériot. POP: 1. From 1911-25 Cessna built 15 planes for himself; it wasn't until the fall of 1916 that he finally made one to sell to the owner of Jones Motor Co, who provided Cessna space in his Wichita factory. Cessna Skycatcher Preliminary (Cessna) Skycatcher (Model 162) 2007 = 2pChwM; 100hp Teledyne Continental O-200D; span: 30'0" length: 22'9" load: 490# v: 136/128/x range: 448-540 ceiling: 15,500'. Stick-type controls, basic "glass cockpit.=" T-37, AT-17 - USAF advanced trainer. 2pCmwM rg; span: 33'10" length: 29'4" v: 350 range: 600. Side-by-side cockpit with ejection seats. Based on 318. Became USAF standard for pilot training in Apr 1961, and about 1,000 were built in total. SEE ALSO A-37. Cessna XT-37 [54-716] (Cessna) T-41 Mescalero - USAF primary trainer version of 172. Cessna T-41 (AETC) Cessna T-50 (Cessna) Cessna T-50 [NC41823] (Fairchild) T-50 (Bobcat) 1939 (ATC 722) = 5pClwM rg; two 225hp Jacobs L-4; span: 41'11" length: 32'9" load: 1500# v: 195/191/55 range: 750; ff: 3/26/39 (p: Dwane Wallace). Repowered with 245-300hp Jacobs R-755. POP: 43, plus military contracts for AT-8 and -17, and UC-78/-78A (impressed) and JRC-1. Bobcat designation came in 1941. To RCAF as Crane. T303 19?? (TC A34CE) = No data. U-3 SEE L-27. U-17 - Military version of 185 Skywagon. Exports to Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, South America, South Vietnam, Turkey. U-17A 1963 = 260hp Continental IO-470-F; span: 36'2" length: 25'9". POP: -- [63-9692/9697, -9794/9809, -13005, -13015/13039, -13135/13138, -13279/13285, -13594/13600, 64-14867/14869, -15433/15459, -17796/17797, -17905/17948, 65-10827/10854, -12678, -12734/12737, -12908/12913, 66-8033/8038, -8531/8549, -13263/13277, -13297/13314, -13527/13532, -13563/13570, -14421/14427, 67-14497/14502, 70-1443/1534]. U-20, UC-126 SEE C-126. UC-35 SEE C-35. UC-77 - Military version of civil C-34, C-37, and DC-6. UC-78 SEE C-78, T-50. UC-94 - Military version of civil C-165. UC-120 SEE C-126. Cessna X-210 (Cessna) X-210 1950 = 5p conventional-gear protoype of 210 series with 240hp Continental GO-470. POP: 1. Cessna XMC (Cessna) XMC 1971 = "Experimental Magic Carpet" to test advanced aerodynamic concepts. 2pChwM; 100hp Continental O-200-A pusher; span: 32'0" length: 23'0"; ff: 1/22/71. Twin-booms, twin tails, pod fuselage. POP: 1 [N7174C] c/n 674, first as model 1014 without a shrouded prop, then as model 1034 with a shrouded prop; ff: 6/1/72. The ducted prop had a "dual aim of reducing noise levels and increasing propulsive efficiency," but was in fact more noisy since the propeller rpm was doubled. -General Motors Special 1941 = 4pChwM; 175hp 4-cyl GMC X-250. Liquid-cooled experimental on C-145 frame [NX25463]. |