Cessna CW-6

Model CW-6

Role  | Six-seat tourer
Manufacturer  | Cessna Aircraft Company
Designer  | Clyde Cessna
First flight  | November 1928
Variants  | Cessna DC-6

The Cessna Model CW-6 was a 1920s United States six-seat touring aircraft built by the Cessna Aircraft Company.

## Design and development

Following development of the four-seat Model A the company designed a six-seat aircraft, the Model CW-6. The aircraft first flew in November 1928, powered by a 220 hp (164 kW) Wright Whirlwind J-5 radial engine. The aircraft was displayed at the 1929 Auto Show in Wichita, Kansas. A scaled-down four-seat version, the Cessna DC-6, was also developed.

## Specifications (CW-6)

Data from Manufacturers Specifications on American Commercial Airplanes as Compiled by Aviation[1]

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Capacity: 5 passengers
* Length: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m)
* Wingspan: 43 ft 4 in (13.21 m)
* Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
* Wing area: 296 sq ft (27.5 m2)
* Empty weight: 2,175 lb (987 kg)
* Gross weight: 3,950 lb (1,792 kg)
* Fuel capacity: 80 US gal (67 imp gal; 300 L)
* Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-6 Whirlwind radial engine, 300 hp (220 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 148 mph (238 km/h, 129 kn)
* Cruise speed: 120 mph (190 km/h, 100 kn)
* Range: 610 mi (980 km, 530 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 17,500 ft (5,300 m)
* Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)

## References

1. ↑ Aviation January 18, 1930

* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
* "Cessna Building Six Place Plane". Aviation XXV (21): 1568. November 17, 1928. http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19281117/#!&pid=1568.
* "Manufacturers Specifications on American Commercial Airplanes as Compiled by Aviation". Aviation 28 (3): inside front cover. January 18, 1930. http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19300118/#!&pid=0_2.

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