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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 four. 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.

Cessna Comet, was manufactured in Wichita. Forty-three Swallows, the first airplanes made specifically for production, were built in Wichita between 1920 and 1923.1

Made by Clyde Vernon Cessna.

labored to build the Cessna Comet in 1917, aviation has been important to the city. Boeing, Cessna, and Hawker Beechcraft maintain a strong presence.2
Designer
Clyde Vernon Cessna
Eng 1 Type
Anzani
Number Built
1
Crew
One pilot
Met Or Eng
eng
Capacity
3
Eng 1 Hp
60
Eng 1 Number
1
First Flight
1917
Eng 1 Kw
45
Manufacturer
Clyde Vernon Cessna
Category
High wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
United States sport aircraft 1910-1919

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