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158 Cessna Aircraft Articles Found


Cessna Aircraft Aviation History

Cessna Citation

The Cessna Citation is a marketing name used by Cessna for its lines of business jets. Rather than one particular model of aircraft, the name applies to several "families" of turbofan-powered aircraft which have been produced over the years.

Cessna Aircraft Aviation Pioneers

CLYDE VERNON CESSNA

For his insight and outstanding contributions to AVIATION, Clyde Vernon Cessna has achieved the honor and respect of his fellow countrymen and others throughout the world.

"Creating A Legacy" - Mort Brown, retired Cessna Test Pilot

Throughout the course of history in the development of the aircraft, the test pilot has always been the Lone-Eagle in the cockpit.

Russell W. Meyer, Jr.

A native of Davenport, Iowa, Meyer graduated from Yale University with a BA in 1953 and received his Doctor of Law degree from Harvard Law School in 1961.

Cessna Aircraft Aviation Features

The Sun is Still Shining!

The long time CEO of Cessna Aircraft Company, Dwane Wallace used to say when talking about general aviation in his speeches, "It’s still early in the morning and the sun is shining!".

KANSAS AVIATION 2000 REFERENCE GUIDE

Information on the big 4 aviation companies: Boeing, Bombardier, Cessna and Raytheon.

CESSNA MILESTONES

A timeline of major events in Cessna's history.

The Bird Dog Turns 50 Years Old for Celebration at the Kansas Aviation Museum

The International Bird Dog Association (IBDA) celebrated the 50th Anniversary!

Reporting on Aviation in the Air Capital: Wichita Eagle Writer Reflects on Covering Wichita's Dynamic Industry."

There's absolutely no better place on earth to report and write about aviation than in Wichita, the Air Capital of the World. Wichita's aviation pioneers, Walter Beech, Clyde Cessna, Bill Lear, Lloyd Stearman and others, spawned an industry key to Wichita's economic heartbeat.

Cessna Citation Mustang

The Cessna Citation Mustang, Model 510, is a "very light jet" class business jet built by Cessna Aircraft Company at their Independence, Kansas production facility.

Cessna Aircraft Aviation News

Textron’s Cessna Details New Citation Columbus Aircraft; Announces Key Suppliers

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today revealed at a press conference here details of the recently announced large cabin, intercontinental aircraft, the Model 850 Citation Columbus.

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Appoints Cessna Alum Russ Meyer III

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC), the world’s leading business, special-mission and trainer aircraft manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Russell (Russ) W. Meyer III as director of new product development, effective March 3, 2008.

Cessna Brings Citation Business Jet Line to Moscow's Jet Expo 2008

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has brought the top four Citation business jets favored by customers in Russia to the Jet Expo 2008 international business aviation exhibition at Moscow's Crocus Expo complex.

Cessna 400 Corvalis TT Gains EASA Type Certification

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it has gained full type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the 400 Corvalis TT high performance, single-engine piston aircraft.

Cessna Expresses Commitment to SkyCatcher Program for Light Sport Aircraft Market

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today it is fully committed to the Model 162 SkyCatcher program despite two incidents experienced during the flight test program.

Cessna Citation Mustang Fleet Grows to 200

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced today it has delivered the 200th Citation Mustang, with the aircraft going to Maritime Air Charters.

Cessna Citation CJ4 Gains FAA Type Certification

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the Citation CJ4 has gained type certification by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Deliveries are set to begin later this year.

Cessna Skycatcher Wins AIAA General Aviation Award

The Model 162 Skycatcher produced by Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been named winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Piper General Aviation Award for 2010.

Cessna Corvalis TTX Moving Ahead

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company announced today at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla

Cessna's Pelton Calls for International Cooperation to Solve Global Aviation Issues During Keynote Speech at Australia Convention

Jack J. Pelton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Cessna Aircraft Company, said business aviation faces similar issues around the world that will require operators to cooperate across regional lines if the business is to thrive.

Cessna’s Russ Meyer was Inducted into National Aviation Hall of Fame

Russ Meyer was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) July 18, joining astronauts Eileen Collins, the late Edward White, and movie legend Jimmy Stewart in the class of 2009.

Cessna Citation Mustang Reaches 400 Aircraft

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, rolled its 400th Citation Mustang off the assembly line at its Independence, Kan., facility.

Cessna Encouraged By Signs of Growing General Aviation Industry in India

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, is encouraged by signs the general aviation industry is growing in India.

Cessna Calls for Industry Unity to Defend the Image of Business Aviation

Robert Stangarone, vice president, Corporate Communications, Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, said today at the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) Annual Conference that the industry needs to keep communicating the value and benefits of business aviation.

Cessna Wraps Up 80th Year

As 2007 comes to a close, Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, looks back at an eventful year.

Cessna's Pelton: "Cooperation is Key to the Future of Aviation"

Jack J. Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of Cessna Aircraft Company, said today all aviation stakeholders must work together to ensure the health of the industry.

Cessna Chief Jack Pelton Named to U.S. Aviation Advisory Committee

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. announced company Chairman, President and CEO Jack Pelton has been named by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to the department’s Future of Aviation advisory committee.

Cessna Launches New Light Business Jet: Citation M2

Cessna Aircraft Company launched the Citation M2, a new light business jet that fills the gap between the Citation Mustang and the Citation CJ family.

Cessna Citation Ten Prototype Makes First Flight!

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said the Citation Ten prototype made its first flight Jan. 17, 2012.

Cessna Hits Stride with Skycatcher Light Sport Aircraft Deliveries

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today at the annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla., that it has received more than 60 Skycatcher light sport aircraft from Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.

CESSNA OPENS WORLD’S LARGEST GENERAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE FACILITY

Over 500 people gathered in Wichita, Kansas, to celebrate the grand opening of the world’s largest general aviation maintenance facility, the new Wichita Citation Service Center.

CESSNA EXPANDS ITS INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, FACILITY

Cessna senior leadership and prominent Kansas government officials broke ground for Cessna's new $20.4 million expansion to its Independence, Kansas, facility.

Giving Aviation a Good Name Post 9/11

A rare audio book for pilots, The Cessna Story by Curt Hawkins, has just been released from new company Great Audio Adventures.

EAA AND CESSNA LAUNCH 'PARTNERS IN FLIGHT' TO INSPIRE AVIATION'S FUTURE AND PRESERVE ITS PAST

Cessna Aircraft Company and the Experimental Aircraft Association today announced a landmark, five-year agreement launching EAA's "Partners in Flight," which provides financial support of EAA's youth-education and historical-preservation missions.

CARAVANS PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AFTER TSUNAMI

Cessna Aircraft Company has joined one of its Indonesian Caravan customers in providing aid to the victims of Asia's tsunami.

172S SKYHAWK WITH G1000 RECEIVES CERTIFICATION

Cessna Aircraft Company received type certification for its 172S Skyhawk equipped with Garmin G1000.

Cessna Retiree Russ Watson Awarded the Frank G. Brewer Trophy

At a special ceremony in San Diego, California, Russell W. Watson, a 40-year Cessnan, now retired, was named the 1999 recipient of the Brewer Trophy.

CITATION MUSTANG’S FIRST FLIGHT IS A SUCCESS

Cessna Aircraft Company celebrated the first flight of the Citation Mustang, its newest entry-level business jet.

ARAB WINGS SIGNS FOR A NEW CITATION XLS

Arab Wings Ltd of Amman, Jordan, signed a purchase agreement for a new Citation XLS business jet.

CESSNA’S CITATION CJ1+ RECEIVES FAA TYPE CERTIFICATION

The Federal Aviation Administration granted type certification to Cessna’s Model 525 Citation CJ1.

WICHITA FESTIVALS ANNOUNCES KANSAS FLIGHT FESTIVAL PLANS

Yingling and Cessna offer private pilot flight training scholarship as part of Festival

AOPA - CESSNA CELEBRATES SINGLE ENGINE MAJOR MILESTONES IN 2005

Cessna Aircraft Company marked several major milestones in its single engine division this year.

CESSNA REPORTS STRONG BUSINESS RESULTS; DEBUTS THREE NEW BUSINESS JETS AT NBAA

Cessna Aircraft Company said it has fully recovered from the effects of the industry downturn following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

FAA GRANTS TYPE CERTIFICATION FOR NEW CITATION CJ3

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Cessna Aircraft Company full type certification for the Model 525B Citation CJ3.

Brand New WILCO, Inc. Private Label Batteries Save All Cessna Citation Owners Money & Maintenance

Brand new to the market, Wilco private label aircraft batteries will save all Cessna Citation owners money and maintenance.

Cessna’s Light Sport Aircraft Makes First Flight

Cessna Aircraft Company announced the first flight of its Light Sport Aircraft.

Cessna to Celebrate 80th Anniversary in 2007

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, will celebrate its 80th year in 2007.

Cessna’s Pelton Provides Perspective on General Aviation Trends

Cessna Chairman, President and CEO Jack J. Pelton last week gave his perspective of trends in general aviation in a speech at the Business Plus Speaker Series.

FIRST CITATION MUSTANG PRODUCTION AIRPLANE FLIES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

One month ahead of schedule, the first Citation Mustang production aircraft took to the air Monday, Aug. 29, 2005.

CESSNA ANNOUNCES CITATION ENCORE+

Cessna Aircraft Company announced it will offer the Citation Encore+ as the successor to its light jet market pleaser, the Citation Encore.

Cessna Studying Feasibility of Entering Light Sport Aircraft Sector; Will Unveil Proof of Concept Aircraft at EAA AirVenture

Cessna Aircraft Company announced it is studying the feasibility of developing and producing a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA).

Cessna SkyCatcher Light Sport Aircraft Orders Top 400 to Open AirVenture

Cessna Aircraft Company announced today that orders for its newly announced SkyCatcher light sport aircraft have topped 400 in the first two days of the Experimental Aircraft Association annual meeting, AirVenture 2007.

CESSNA REPORTS 2004 DELIVERY NUMBERS AND PREPARES FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF GROWTH

Cessna Aircraft Company ended 2004 with deliveries totaling 897 aircraft: 179 Citations, 64 Caravans and 654 single engine piston aircraft.

CITATION SOVEREIGN WINS FLYING MAGAZINE'S EDITORS' CHOICE AWARD

Cessna is the recipient of Flying magazine's prestigious 2004 Editors' Choice Award for the most outstanding achievement in 2004.

CESSNA'S CITATION CJ2+ TAKES FIRST FLIGHT

Cessna Aircraft Company marked a major milestone for its new Citation CJ2+ as the company celebrated the aircraft's first flight on Saturday, April 2, 2005.

CARAVAN'S 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION BEGINS

In recognition of the successful operation and solid market demand of the Caravan, Cessna is kicking off the Caravan's 20th Anniversary with a worldwide demonstration tour.

Cessna Citation Ten: The Fastest Civil Aircraft in the World

Cessna’s Citation Ten regains prominence as the fastest civil aircraft in the world with an increase of its maximum speed to Mach .935.

Cessna and CAIGA Sign Contract for Joint Venture to Assemble and Sell Citation XLS+ Business Jets in China

Cessna Aircraft Company has entered into a joint venture contract with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd.

Prairie Air Service Specializes in Advanced Multi-Engine Flight Instruction

In 1979, Herb Pello was a design engineer with Cessna Aircraft Company. Pello also happened to be a multi engine pilot and flight instructor and he owned a Piper Apache aircraft.

Cessna Expects Citation Latitude to be a Success in the Middle East

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, expects its new ‘game-changing’ Citation Latitude mid-size business jet to become a favorite with Middle East customers.

CITATION ENCORE SIMULATOR RECEIVES FAA LEVEL D CERTIFICATION AT FLIGHTSAFETY WICHITA CENTER

FlightSafety International Cessna Learning Center has received the FAA Level D certification for its Citation Encore full flight simulator.

CITATION X SIMULATOR AT FLIGHTSAFETY WICHITA IS FAA CERTIFICATED AT LEVEL D

FlightSafety full flight simulator for the Citation X at the Cessna Learning Center in Wichita has been Level D certificated by the FAA.

Textron Announces Jack Pelton Retires from Cessna

Textron Inc. announced that Jack J. Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of its Cessna Aircraft unit, has retired from the company, and that a search for his successor is underway.

Cessna Aircraft Aviation Education

Clyde Cessna - Aviation Pioneer Lesson Plan

Aviation lesson plan about Clyde Cessna

Cessna Aircraft Learn to Fly

Earning My Wings

One of the first memories I have of aviation is the day my mother’s cousin took me up in his Cessna Skyhawk. I must have been in the 4th or 5th grade and it’s a day I’ll never forget.

Cessna Aircraft Site of the Month

May Site of the Month: The Unofficial Cessna Skymaster Web Site

Call them what you like, but to this site, they are the best aircraft in the world.

Cessna Aircraft Photo Galleries

August Aircraft of the Month: Cessna Citation X

The Citation X (Ten) has set numerous records as the fastest production business jet in the world.

January Aircraft of the Month: Cessna C-34 Airmaster

The Cessna Airmaster would develop into one of several models (C-34,C-37, C-38, C-145 & C-165) to carry the Airmaster name.

Cessna Aircraft Company's 75th Anniversary Commemorative Photo's!

To commemorate Cessna Aircraft Company's 75th Anniversary, the Kansas Aviation Museum collected vintage photo's and published them in their 2002 Collector Calendar.

January Aircraft of the Month: 172 Skyhawk

The Cessna Model 172 Skyhawk was built to compete with the Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer.

The Cessna aircraft of Mort Brown

A photographic gallery of the Cessna aircraft flown by Mort Brown

May Aircraft of the Month: Cessna 337 Super Sky Master

Originally planned as a safe twin engine aircraft the models 336 Skymaster and 337 Super Skymaster stand out.

Cessna Aircraft Air Capital Aviation Report

Air Capital Aviation Report, July 2, 2006

Aviation and aerospace news and items of interest from Wichita, the Air Capital of the World.

Air Capital Aviation Report, July 15, 2007

Aviation and aerospace news and items of interest from Wichita, the Air Capital of the World.

Air Capital Aviation Report, July 30, 2006

The Cessna 172 & 182 turn 50, university orders 29 Skyhawks, Doc update and other stories

Air Capital Aviation Report, August 13, 2006

McConnell AFB war effort, Mid-Continent Airport Security, a "Doc" update and two Cessna articles are on this week's report.

Air Capital Report, June 6, 2011

Cessna and Hawker in the news

Air Capital Aviation Report, January 27, 2008

Aviation and aerospace news and items of interest from Wichita, the Air Capital of the World. Apollo Astranaut at Kansas Cosmosphere; Spirit and Russian Partnership; Boeing and Lockheed Team Up; Learjet's New Model 85; Cessna's New Business Jet; and Hawker Appoints New Media Director.

Air Capital Aviation Report, February 10, 2008

Kansas Air Tour, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Obtains Certification, Boeing Names Former NASA Engineer to Head Space Shuttle Program, Cessna Names Shih to Oversee China Operations, Spirit Aerosystems Assessing Impact of 787 Schedule Shift, Airbus Completes First Test Flight with Alternative Fuel

Air Capital Aviation Report: January 18, 2009

Current news from Boeing and Cessna

Air Capital Aviation Report: Special Edition for 6/8/08

Hawker Beechcraft Receives More than 70 Commitments for New Premier II : New light business jet spurs increased orders.

Air Capital Aviation Report: August 31, 2008

Aviation news from Spirit Aerosystems, Cessna and Boeing.

Air Capital Report, April 17, 2011

Articles on Cessna & Boeing

Cessna Rolls Out the 300th Citation Mustang

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced the rollout of the 300th Citation Mustang at its assembly facility in Independence, Kansas.

Cessna Aircraft Edward H. Phillips, "Barnstorming Wichita's Aviation Past"

LLOYD STEARMAN-AVIATOR, ENGINEER AND KANSAN

At his death in 1975, Lloyd Carlton Stearman ranked as one of America's most successful aviation personalities. His name was a household word, as well known to the man on the street as that of Boeing, Northrop, Piper, Cessna and Beech.

DWANE L. WALLACE -- KANSAS VISIONARY

Kansas has had its share of famous aviation personalities--Walter Beech, Clyde Cessna, Lloyd Stearman and Dwane L. Wallace, to name just a few.

CESSNA'S AIRMASTER

Dwane Wallace's Cessna C-34 was the right airplane at the right time, and offered good performance at an affordable price that made it successful in the Great Depression market.

CLYDE CESSNA - PIONEER AVIATOR

Aviation owes much to a farm boy whose name became synonymous with monoplanes and played a major role in making Wichita the "Air Capital of the World."

Cessna Aircraft Kansas Aviation Legacy

Cessna 350

The Cessna 350 Corvalis is a composite construction, single-engine, normally-aspirated, fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation aircraft built by Cessna Aircraft until the end of 2010.

Cessna AT-17

The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat was a twin-engined advanced trainer aircraft designed and made in the United States, and used during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engine trainers and twin-engine combat aircraft.

Cessna's Eighty Years of History: 1927-2007

An overview of Cessna's aircraft history

Cessna Aircraft Company

Clyde Cessna, with only a fifth-grade education and lacking a private pilot's license, helped create the general aviation industry.

Cessna 172

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane. It is likely the most popular flight training aircraft in the world.

Cessna

Cessna Aircraft Company, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine aircraft to business jets.

SEVEN DECADES OF EXCELLENCE - AN OVERVIEW OF THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY

Now in its 77th year, the Cessna Aircraft Company has delivered over 185,000 aircraft, including 24,000 twin-engine airplanes, 2,000 military jets and over 4,000 Citations - the largest fleet of business jet aircraft in the world.

Cessna Citation X

The Cessna Citation X (X as in the Roman numeral for 10, not the letter) is a medium-sized business jet aircraft and it is the fastest business jet and fastest currently flying civilian airplane in the world, traveling up to Mach 0.92 (703 mph).

Cessna CitationJet

The Cessna CitationJet/CJ series (Model 525) are American turbofan-powered light corporate jets built by the Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas.

T-37 Tweet

The Cessna T-37 Tweet is one of the most prominent of the trainer-attack type aircraft. This small, economical twin-engine jet aircraft flew for decades as a primary trainer for the United States Air Force, and in the air forces of several other nations.

Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines!

Men like Lloyd Stearman, Walter Beech, Clyde Cessna, E.M. Laird, J.M. Mollendick and George Weaver were responsible for starting the aircraft industry in the area.

Travel Air

The Travel Air Manufacturing Company was an aircraft manufacturer established in Wichita, Kansas in the United States in January 1925 by Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech, and Lloyd Stearman.

Cessna 400

The Cessna 400 Corvalis TT (Twin Turbocharged) is a single-engine, fixed-gear, low-wing general aviation aircraft built from composite materials by Cessna Aircraft.

Travel Air

The Travel Air Manufacturing Company was an aircraft manufacturer established in Wichita, Kansas in the United States in January 1925 by Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech, and Lloyd Stearman.

Clyde Vernon Cessna

Clyde Vernon Cessna (5 December 1879 - 20 November 1954) was an American aircraft designer, aviator, and founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation.

Cessna Citation X

The Cessna Citation X is a long-range medium business jet aircraft. The X is the fastest operative civilian jet, with a top speed of Mach 0.92 (527 ktas, 607 mph, 977 km/h at 41,000ft ASL (12,700meters ASL).

Cessna Aircraft Aviation and Aircraft Videos

The Aviators Episode 03 FREEview

Episode features segments on: Legacy of the Cessna brand, Float plane training, How to land an airliner, Aerobatic champion Patty Wagstaff, Russian MiG 15.

Dave Goode Flies the Cessna Citation Mustang - Part 1 of 2

Cessna Aircraft takes you on a trip with Dave Goode in the new Cessna Citation Mustang

Cessna Citation M2

Cessna Citation video

Russ Meyer

Russ Meyer, former CEO for Cessna, was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame July 2009.

Cessna Caravan - All Model

With more than 11 million fleet hours under its massive, stalwart wings, the Cessna Caravan has set legendary standards for a workhorse aircraft.

Aero-TV: Improving the Citation X - Cessnas Elliptical Winglets Update

From its maiden flight in September of 2007, to its first retrofit in August of 2009, Cessna's Citation X Elliptical Winglets update has made extraordinary progress in the past two years.

EAA Brings home Two new Skycatchers

Here's a collection of clips that EAA's Brady Lane put together after his recent trip to Wichita as part of the team that picked up 2 brand-new Cessna 162 "Skycatchers."

Dave Goode Flies the Cessna Citation Mustang - Part 2 of 2

Cessna Aircraft takes you on a trip with Dave Goode in the new Cessna Citation Mustang.

The Cessna Citation X Experience

Cessna 750 Citation X Business Jet marketing video.

Clyde Cessna: From the Ground Up

The Kansas Humanities Council presents the Kingman County Historical Society's short film about aviation pioneer Clyde Cessna.

The Aviators Episode 13 FREEview

Episode features the following segments: Cross-border flying, Boreal forest, Flying a Cessna around the world, Splash-in: Float plane fly-in.

EAA Brings home Two new Skycatchers

Here's a collection of clips that EAA's Brady Lane put together after his recent trip to Wichita as part of the team that picked up 2 brand-new Cessna 162 "Skycatchers."

Beauty in Motion

Where design elevates experience.

Aero-TV: Improving the Citation X - Cessnas Elliptical Winglets Update

From its maiden flight in September of 2007, to its first retrofit in August of 2009, Cessna's Citation X Elliptical Winglets update has made extraordinary progress in the past two years

Aero-TV: Cessna's Next-Gen CJ - The Citation CJ4 (Part 1)

A Much Upgraded CJ Makes Ready To Enter The Market

A Look Inside the Cessna Factory

Facing ever-growing global competition, Cessna has to find way to make airplanes more efficiently.

Aero-TV: Profiles in Aviation - The Cessna T-50 'Bobcat'

Owner Thomas Huf Introduces the Aircraft of "Sky King" Renown

Cessna 162 Skycatcher First Flight (HD)

The conforming prototype had its first flight on 8 March 2008 and the first production aircraft flew on 5 May 2008.

Staying Positive -- Cessna's Jack Pelton Talks About 2009

One of aviation's oldest and most productive companies is holding its head high despite the economic malaise that has struck the nation

What Makes Cessna a Success?

What makes a company like Cessna such a success? Passion. Standards. And Innovation.

Cessna 162 Skycatcher Behind the Scenes Update

Cessna 162 Skycatcher Behind the Scenes Update.

Aero-TV: ANN Flight Test - Flying Cessna's Skycatcher

Finally... ANN is proud to present the first published flight test data on Cessna's long-awaited LSA

Cessna First Flights - Wichita

Cessna First Flights - Wichita

The classic Cessna 195 (FREEview 213)

The Aviators, the smash hit that airs across the US on PBS, in Canada on Travel & Escape, and on Discovery Channel internationally, is back for an exciting second season!

Aero-TV: CJ4 Precision Assembly Pt. 1 Cessnas Fuselage Build Process

CJ4 Program Manager, Norm Baker, Provides an Exclusive Factory Tour

Aero-TV: CJ4 Precision Assembly Pt. 2 - Cessna's Mating Process for Section Alignment

At Cessna Aircraft, "safety begins with a durable airframe." Each airframe is stress-tested five times the aircraft's standard lifetime; yet, Cessna's renowned safety and reliability begins on the production line.

Aero-TV: Cessna's Next-Gen CJ - The Citation CJ4 (Part 2)

A Much Upgraded CJ Makes Ready To Enter The Market

Cessna Tribute

The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Their main products are general aviation aircraft.

Russ Meyer - National Aviation Hall of Fame

Russ Meyer, former CEO for Cessna, was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame for his leadership in the revitalization of general aviation

Cessna Citation Columbus Introduction #2 (HD)

The Cessna Citation Columbus (Model 850) is the latest extension by Cessna of its Citation family of business jets.

Cessna CitationJet CJ4 First Flight (HD)

The Cessna Citation CJ4 (Model 525C) is part of the Citation business jet family. It is a stretch extension of the CJ3, adding an additional two feet to the CJ3 cabin.

Aero-TV: Skycatcher Update - Production Ramps Up for 2010.mov

Bob Stangarone Details Cessna's Newest Contender in the LSA Market

CESSNA CITATION MUSTANG VLJ

An Exclusive flight test of the brand new Cessna Mustang Very Light Jet.

Learning to Fly in the Cessna 162

View Cessna's newest video that showcases our first customer-delivered Model 162, the Skycatcher.

The Aviators Episode 08 FREEview

Episode features the following segments: Aerobatic pilot Rick Volker, Homebuilt industry, Cessna Caravan, Mid-Continent instruments.

Cessna 350 and 400

A Short Promotional Video About the Cessna 350 and 400.

Cessna Citation Mustang

Cessna Citation Mustang in take-off and flight.

A Look Inside the Cessna Factory

Facing ever-growing global competition, Cessna has to find way to make airplanes more efficiently

Aero-TV: The Cessna Skycatcher-Testing the Aircraft Across Country

Test Pilot Kirby Ortega Discusses the Advantages of Cessna's New LSA

The Kansas Aviators

Aviation Pioneers Clyde Cessna & Walter Beech

Cessna Citation Latitude

Cessna Citation Latitude

Clyde Cessna: From the Ground Up

The Kansas Humanities Council presents the Kingman County Historical Society's short film about aviation pioneer Clyde Cessna.

Aero-TV: CJ4 Precision Assembly Pt. 4 - Final Touches on Cessna Production Line

CJ4 Program Manager, Norm Baker, Provides an Exclusive Factory Tour

The Aviators - Legacy of the Cessna Brand

The company that taught the world to fly.

Power of 4

The most advanced CJ ever is a powerful flight department performer, delivering mid-size mission capabilities at a light-jet cost.

Aero-TV: CJ4 Precision Assembly Pt. 3 - Cessna's Wing Construction Jigs

CJ4 Program Manager, Norm Baker, Provides an Exclusive Factory Tour

Cessna Aircraft Daryl Murphy's "Planes & People"

The Cessnas that got away

In the boom years since World War II, Cessna has designed, manufactured and marketed scores of airframe designations. But there was also an equal number of ideas that seemed awfully good at the time, but which for one reason or another you may not have ever seen at your local airport.

Clyde Cessna's Budget Racers

The concept of powered, manned flight was only eight years old when 34-year-old Kansas farmer-turned auto salesman Clyde Cessna paid $7,500 for an American-built copy of the Blériot XI and taught himself to fly on the broad expanse of a salt plain in northern Oklahoma.

Cessna Aircraft The Kansas Aviation Museum Journal

Boeing Proudly Sponsors New Learning Center at Kansas Aviation Museum

On Saturday, March 16th, 2013 from 10am to 5pm, the Kansas Aviation Museum opened the new Boeing: Science, Math and History Learning Center, an interactive center that features flight simulators, a weather station, educational learning stations, each with a wide array of education related software, play area, a mock control tower with live radio connection to a Cessna 210 simulator and much, much more.

Cessna Aircraft Outstanding Kansas Built Aircraft

Aircraft Built by Cessna Aircraft Company

By Frank Joseph Rowe, co-author of "Borne on the Southwind, A Century of Kansas Aviation"


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