Cessna EC-2

what is it?

The Cessna Model EC-2 was a 1930s American two-seat tourer built by the Cessna Aircraft Company. They developed the Model EC-2, a low-cost aircraft, as a response to the market downturn caused by the Great Depression. Only one prototype was built and it did not go into production.

base stats

• speed 138 km/htop speed
• range 322 kmwithout refuelling
• size 420 kgmax take-off weight

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

• 🚗Wingspan of 10.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.

spec sheet

first flight

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retired

1940

status

retired

number built

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role

light tourer glider

origin

USA

makers

Cessna

engines

none (glider)

crew

2

length

6.2 m

wingspan

10.6 m

height

1.6 m

max take-off weight

420 kg

top speed

138 km/h

cruise speed

112 km/h

range

322 km

ceiling

4,572 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.