The first Cessna design to enter series production was the Cessna Model A, the first of a long and immensely successful line of high-wing monoplanes. A four-seater of mixed wood and steel-tube construction with fabric covering, the type was built in several versions with different engines.
The first Cessna A-series aircraft was delivered to Edwin A. Link of Pittsburgh, Pa., on February 28 for $6,500.
Type certification is issued for the Model AA on August 27 1928.
14 of the Model AA were manufactured with an 89kW Anzani, one of the Model AC with a 97kW Comet, three of the Model AF with a 112kW Floco/Axelson, four of the Model AS with a 93kW Siemens-Halske, and 48 of the Model AW powered by a 125-hp / 93kW Warner Scarab.
The model AW was produced between 1928 and 1930, introduced at the 1928 National Races, and won the Class “A” Transcontinental Air Derby. Forty AW were delivered to the Curtiss Flying Service.
At least one AW model was converted to take the Continental 220 engine.
AW
Engine: Warner Scarab, 110 hp
Wingspan: 40 ft 6.5 in
Length: 23 ft 8.5 in
Height: 7 ft 4 in
Wing area: 224 sq.ft
Empty weight: 1250 lb
Loaded weight: 2300 lb
Max speed: 128 mph
ROC: 700 fpm
Ceiling: 18,000 ft
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