#0975
Bellanca Cruisair
first flew 1937· civil utility aircraft
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Bellanca 14-9: NACA (now NASA)· Public domain
- 2. Bellanca Cruissair: Bzuk· Public domain
what is it?
The Bellanca 14-7 Cruisair and its successors were a family of single-engined light aircraft manufactured in the United States from the mid-1930s onwards.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.4 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 89 years ago, in 1937.
- Wingspan of 10.4 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1937
- number built
- 50
- role
- civil utility aircraft
- makers
- AviaBellanca Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Franklin 6A4-335-B3
- passengers
- 3
- length
- 6.5 m
- wingspan
- 10.4 m
- height
- 1.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 975 kg
- top speed
- —
- cruise speed
- 265 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 6,706 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4883476, Wikipedia: Bellanca Cruisair (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.