Cessna CG-2

Model CG-2
	A CG-2 on display
Role	Primary Glider
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company
Designer	Clyde Cessna, Eldon Cessna
Introduction	1930

The Cessna Model CG-2 was a 1930s American primary glider built by the Cessna Aircraft Company.

Design and development

Cessna Aircraft was suffering in the depression and downturn in the economy following the Wall Street crash. The company designed a simple primary glider (the Model CG-2) in an attempt to keep the factory going. Cessna marketed the aircraft for sale in a catalog. The glider did go into limited production before the company ceased operation for a number of years.

Operational history

An example of a CG-2 resides on display at the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and another resides in the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.^[1]

Variants

Cessna CPG-1 A motorized variant using a 10 hp Cleone engine.^[2]

Specifications

Data from AirVenture Museum website^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot

Performance

References

^ "Cessan CG-2 Glider". Retrieved 29 March 2011.
^ AAHS Journal volume 29. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ AirVenture Museum website Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
AirVenture Museum website
Museum of Flight (Seattle) website

[1] "Cessan CG-2 Glider". Retrieved 29 March 2011.

[2] AAHS Journal volume 29. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] AirVenture Museum website Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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