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Cessna () is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of the Cessna Aircraft Company, an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation also headquartered in Wichita. The company produced small, piston-powered aircraft, as well as business jets. For much of the mid-to-late 20th century, Cessna was one of the highest-volume and most diverse producers of general aviation aircraft in the world. It was founded in 1927 by Clyde Cessna and Victor Roos and was purchased by General Dy
Key facts
- Company.name
- Cessna Aircraft Company
- Company.logo
- Cessna Logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.former_name
- Cessna-Roos Aircraft Company (September–October 1927)
- Company.type
- Brand
- Company.traded_as
- (until 1985)
- Company.founders
- Clyde CessnaVictor Roos
- Company.location
- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Company.key_people
- Scott A. Ernest (CEO from May 31, 2011)
- Company.industry
- Aerospace
- Company.products
- List of models
- Company.num_employees
- 8,500 (2013)
- Company.parent
- Textron Aviation
- Company.subsid
- McCauley Propeller Systems
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- cessna.txtav.com
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- Commons category
- Cessna
- inception
- 1927-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2014-03-14
- social media followers
- 143311
- native label
- יצרנית מטוסים אמריקאית
- military designation
- E
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- History
- Origins
- Postwar boom
- Chinese production controversy
- 2008–2010 economic crisis
- 2010s
- Company terminology
- Aircraft
- References
- External links
Cessna () is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of the Cessna Aircraft Company, an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation also headquartered in Wichita. The company produced small, piston-powered aircraft, as well as business jets. For much of the mid-to-late 20th century, Cessna was one of the highest-volume and most diverse producers of general aviation aircraft in the world. It was founded in 1927 by Clyde Cessna and Victor Roos and was purchased by General Dynamics in 1985, then by Textron in 1992. In March 2014, when Textron purchased the Beechcraft and Hawker Aircraft corporations, Cessna ceased operations as a subsidiary company, and joined the others as one of the three distinct brands produced by Textron Aviation.
Throughout its history, and especially in the years following World War II, Cessna became best known for producing small, high-wing, piston aircraft. Its most popular and iconic aircraft is the Cessna 172, delivered since 1956 (with a break from 1986 to 1996), with more sold than any other aircraft in history. Since the first model was delivered in 1972, the brand has also been well known for its Citation family of low-wing business jets which vary in size.