Cessna CG-2

Cessna CG-2
Type:	Glider
Design country:	United States
Manufacturer:	Cessna Aircraft Company
Commissioning:	1930

The Cessna CG-2 is a glider from the US manufacturer Cessna .

history

In order to guide his company through the difficult times of the Great Depression of the 1930s, Clyde Cessna and his son Eldon began building small, inexpensive aircraft models such as the CG-2 in 1930. While such gliders were used to train pilots in Europe , they were used for recreational enjoyment in the United States. Members of the rich upper class pulled the gliders with vehicles and flew them like a powered airplane. At a catalog price of around US $ 400 ( around US $ 5,700 today), the US public could now indulge in this pleasure.

Versions

CG-2: Glider version
CPG-1: Motorized version with a Cleone engine with 10 HP (7 kW)

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
crew	1
length	18 ft (5 m)
span	36.17 ft (11 m)
height	6.83 ft (2 m)
Wing area	157 ft² (15 m²)
Empty mass	120 lb (54 kg)
Airspeed	20 kn (37 km / h)
Landing speed	13 kn (24 km / h)

Web links

Commons : Cessna CG-2 - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Inflation Calculator. DollarTimes, accessed May 19, 2018 .
↑ Cessna CG-2 Glider. The Museum of Flight, Seattle, accessed May 19, 2018 .
↑ CESSNA CG-2 GLIDER Specifications. (No longer available online.) AirVenture Museum, 2011, archived from the original on July 19, 2011 ; accessed on May 19, 2018 (English).

[1] Inflation Calculator. DollarTimes, accessed May 19, 2018 .

[2] Cessna CG-2 Glider. The Museum of Flight, Seattle, accessed May 19, 2018 .

[3] CESSNA CG-2 GLIDER Specifications. (No longer available online.) AirVenture Museum, 2011, archived from the original on July 19, 2011 ; accessed on May 19, 2018 (English).