Overview
More than eight decades ago, a small aircraft company started in Wichita, Kan., to do what others said could not be done – to build a monoplane that used a wing without supportingstruts or braces. When the Cessna All Purpose took off August 13, 1927, the aviation worldwas forever changed. In fact, Clyde Cessna’s cantilever design has been the standard eversince.
Truth be told, the history of Cessna is a long line of firsts. With such a heritage, it’s no wonderCessna Aircraft Company is the leading designer and manufacturer of light and midsizebusiness jets, utility turboprops and single engine aircraft, having sold and delivered moreaircraft than anyone else in history – 193,500 and counting. Today, with 8,500-plus dedicatedemployees worldwide and billions of dollars in orders for some of the world’s most advancedaircraft, the future of our company and our customers is even brighter than our lustrous past.
