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The Cessna CR-2 also known as the Cessna GC-2 was a mid-winged racing aircraft in the CR series of Cessna racers.

The Cessna CR-2, also known as the Cessna GC-2, was a mid-winged racing aircraft in the CR series of Cessna racers.1
Cessna CR-2 with Johnny Livingston and his short-winged Monocoupe a length behind.2
Pilot Roy Liggett rests against the Cessna CR-2 racer, in which he was killed in 1933. Liggett's death sapped Clyde Cessna of further interest in aviation. (Truman C.3

Made by Cessna.

Cessna CR-2 is the predecessor of the Cessna CR-1.

Cessna CR-2 began to be a challenge for the meager purses of the Depression era racing seasons. Something new had to be designed and built to compete.4
I have two plans for the Cessna CR-2 and two for th CR-3. The CR-3 plans are kind of rough, but I think you can build from them.5
Empty Weight Lb
677
Eng 1 Type
Radial
Capacity
1
Origin
United States
Number Built
1
Successor
Cessna CR-1
Retired
Crash in Shell Speed Dash in 1933
Perfhide
Y
Manufacturer
Cessna
First Flight
May 1930
Eng 1 Name
Warner Scarab 422
Span In
4
Span Ft
18
National Origin
United States
Length Ft
14
Variants With Their Own Articles
Cessna CR-1
Prime Units
kts
Eng 1 Hp
110
Eng 1 Number
1
Related
*Cessna GC-1*Cessna CR-1*Cessna CR-3
Length In
10
Category
Cessna
Racing aircraft

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