Cessna DC-6

Model DC-6
	The DC-6A
Role	Four-seat tourer
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company
Designer	Clyde Cessna
First flight	1929
Primary user	United States Army Air Corps
Developed from	Cessna CW-6

The Cessna Model DC-6 was a 1920s American high-wing four-seat tourer built by the Cessna Aircraft Company. It was used by the United States Army Air Corps as the UC-77/UC-77A.

Design and development[]

The DC-6 was a scaled-down four-seat version of the six-seat CW-6. It was rolled out in February 1929 and went into production in two versions, the DC-6A and DC-6B. Both versions were type certificated on October 29, 1929.^[1] The Wall Street crash that day and subsequent depression reduced demand for the aircraft and only about 20 of each model were produced.

Operational history[]

In addition to use as private touring aircraft, DC-6As and DC-6Bs saw use as newspaper delivery aircraft and were impressed as liaison aircraft with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in 1942.

Variants[]

The DC-6B

DC-6: The original aircraft, powered by a 170 hp (130 kW) Curtiss Challenger, developed as a scaled-down Cessna CW-6.
Model DC-6A Chief: Fitted with a 300 hp (220 kW) Wright R-975 (J-6-9) Whirlwind engine; 20 built.
Model DC-6B Scout: Fitted with a 225 hp (168 kW) Wright J-6-7 (R-760) engine; 24 built.
UC-77: Military designation of four DC-6As impressed into service by the USAAF.
UC-77A: Military designation of four DC-6Bs impressed into service by the USAAF.

Note that the designations UC-77B, UC-77C and UC-77D were not DC-6s, they were used for the Cessna Airmaster.

Operators[]

United States

United States Army Air Forces

Specifications (DC-6A Chief)[]

Data from Aerofiles Cessna^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: one-two
Capacity: four-five passengers, total six seats
Length: 28 ft 2 in (8.59 m)
Wingspan: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
Height: 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Wing area: 268 sq ft (24.9 m²)
Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-6-9 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 300 hp (220 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 155 mph (249 km/h, 135 kn)
Cruise speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
Stall speed: 54 mph (87 km/h, 47 kn)
Range: 600 mi (970 km, 520 nmi)

References[]

^ "Cessna History 1927–1939". Cessna. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ Eckland, K.O. "Cessna". aerofiles.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

External links[]

Media related to Cessna DC-6 at Wikimedia Commons

[CessnaHistory1927-1939-1] "Cessna History 1927–1939". Cessna. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[aerofilescessna-2] Eckland, K.O. "Cessna". aerofiles.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

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Tri-service sequence (1962-present)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 B C-8 C-9 C-10 (I) C-10 (II) C-11 C-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16¹ C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20A-D F-H C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27 J C-28 C-29 C-30¹ C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34¹ C-35 C-36 C-37A B C-38 C-39¹ C-40 C-41 C-42¹ C-43¹ C-44¹ C-45 C-46
Revived original sequence (2005-present)	C-143 C-144 C-145 C-146 C-147
Non-sequential designations	C-767 C-880
Related designations	CT-39 CT-43 CV-2 CV-7
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