Cessna CW-6

Cessna · United States · first flew 1928 · light aircraft

The Cessna CW-6 was one of Clyde Cessna's early cantilever high-wing monoplanes produced in the late 1920s, before the famous 170/172 family. It featured an unbraced (cantilever) parasol wing, which was a hallmark of Cessna's early design philosophy.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — WingsHigh-mounted, straight
E — Engines1 × piston, nose-mounted
F — Fuselage8.94 m fuselage
T — TailConventional

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High cantilever-wing monoplane with no external wing bracing, an enclosed or open cockpit, and a conventional fixed undercarriage. The absence of struts under the high wing was distinctive compared to most light aircraft of the era.

Specifications

Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.

History

Clyde Cessna was a firm advocate of cantilever wing construction and produced a series of high-wing monoplanes in the 1920s that proved the concept. The CW-6 (Cessna-Wright No.6) was produced around 1928 when Cessna briefly partnered with others before establishing the Cessna Aircraft Company definitively. These early designs established the high-wing cantilever formula that Cessna would develop throughout the following decades.

Variants

The CW series included several related models; the CW-6 was one variant in this family of cantilever high-wing monoplanes. Exact production numbers were small.

Where you'll see it

Used for private flying and charter operations in the United States in the late 1920s and 1930s. Not a military type.

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