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==Specifications== |
==Specifications== |
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|prime units? = imp |
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|met or eng?=<!-- eng for US/UK aircraft, met for all others -->eng |
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|crew=One pilot |
|crew=One pilot |
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|capacity= |
|capacity=1 passenger |
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|length m= |
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|length ft= |
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|length in= |
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|span m= |
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|span ft= |
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|span in= |
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|swept m=<!-- swing-wings --> |
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|swept ft=<!-- swing-wings --> |
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|swept in=<!-- swing-wings --> |
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|rot number=<!-- helicopters --> |
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|rot dia m=<!-- helicopters --> |
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|dia m=<!-- airships etc --> |
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|dia ft=<!-- airships etc --> |
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|width in=<!-- if applicable --> |
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|height m= |
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|height ft= |
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|height in= |
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|wing area sqm= |
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|swept area sqft=<!-- swing-wings --> |
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|rot area sqm=<!-- helicopters --> |
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|rot area sqft=<!-- helicopters --> |
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|volume m3=<!-- lighter-than-air --> |
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|volume ft3=<!-- lighter-than-air --> |
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|aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |
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|empty weight lb= |
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|lift kg=<!-- lighter-than-air --> |
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|lift lb=<!-- lighter-than-air --> |
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|eng1 number=1 |
|eng1 number=1 |
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|eng1 |
|eng1 name=Anzani <!-- what model?? --> |
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|eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines -->45 |
|eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines -->45 |
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|eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->60 |
|eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->60 |
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|eng1 kn=<!-- jet/rocket engines --> |
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|eng1 lbf=<!-- jet/rocket engines --> |
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|eng1 kn-ab=<!-- afterburners --> |
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|eng1 lbf-ab=<!-- afterburners --> |
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|max speed mph= |
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|max speed mach=<!-- supersonic aircraft --> |
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|cruise speed kmh=<!-- if max speed unknown --> |
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|cruise speed mph=<!-- if max speed unknown --> |
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|range km= |
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|range miles= |
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|endurance h=<!-- if range unknown --> |
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|endurance min=<!-- if range unknown --> |
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|ceiling m= |
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|ceiling ft= |
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|glide ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |
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|climb rate ms= |
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|climb rate ftmin= |
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|sink rate ms=<!-- sailplanes --> |
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|sink rate ftmin=<!-- sailplanes --> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{commons category|Cessna Comet}} |
{{commons category|Cessna Comet}} |
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* {{Cite web |title=The Cessna Story |publisher=172guide.com |url=http://www.172guide.com/History.aspx |accessdate=2009-03-01 | |
* {{Cite web |title=The Cessna Story |publisher=172guide.com |url=http://www.172guide.com/History.aspx |accessdate=2009-03-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227091759/http://www.172guide.com/History.aspx |archivedate=2008-12-27 }} |
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{{Cessna aircraft}} |
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[[Category:Cessna aircraft|Comet]] |
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[[Category:1910s United States sport aircraft]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 11 May 2022
Comet | |
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Clyde Cessna with "The Comet" | |
Role | Sports plane |
Manufacturer | Clyde Cessna |
Designer | Clyde Cessna |
First flight | 1917 |
Number built | 1 |
The Cessna Comet was an early aircraft designed and built by Clyde Cessna in the United States in 1917. It was a conventionally configured wire-braced monoplane with a semi-enclosed cabin that seated one passenger in addition to the pilot. On 5 July 1917, Cessna used it to set a national airspeed record of 124.6 mph (200.5 km/h) and national distance record of 76 miles (122 km) flying from Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Wichita, Kansas.
Specifications[edit]
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Powerplant: 1 × Anzani , 60 hp (45 kW)
Performance
References[edit]
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 241. ISBN 0-7106-0710-5.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 18. ISBN 1-156-94382-5.
- "Cessna". aerofiles.com. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cessna Comet.
- "The Cessna Story". 172guide.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2009-03-01.