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The Academy used over a dozen such gliders until 2002 when they were replaced by more modern sailplanes. The Royal Canadian Air Cadets continue to operate a fleet of over seventy 2-33As. The popular Schweizer gliders the single-seat SGS 1-26, the two-seat 2-33, and the two or three-seat SGS 2-32 can still be found at many gliding clubs across ...
Paul, William (Bill), and Ernest Schweizer were three brothers who started building gliders in 1930. In 1937, they formed the Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company. Their first commercial glider sale was an SGU 1-7 glider to Harvard University's Altosaurus Glider Club. At that time, Eliot Noyes was a sailplane pilot in the Harvard
The SGS 2-33, indicating Schweizer Glider, Sailplane, 2 Seats, Model 33, was designed by Ernest Schweizer. The aircraft was a derivative of the 2-22, which in turn was based on the SGU 1-7 single place glider of 1937. The 2-33 retained the 2-22 and 1-7's metal wing, single spar and single strut arrangement. [1] [2] [5]
The Schweizer SGS 2-8 is an American two-seat, mid-wing, strut-braced, training glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York. [2]The 2-8 was originally known simply as "The Schweizer Two-Place" when it first flew in June 1938.
The new two-place was intended to be a complement to the single-place training glider then in production, the SGU 1-19. [1] [2] The SGU 2-22, indicating Schweizer Glider, Utility, 2 Seats, Model 22, was designed by Ernest Schweizer. The aircraft was based on the SGU 1-7 single place glider of 1937. It used the 1-7's metal wing, single spar and ...
Schweizer had hoped to demonstrate the glider at the world competition and then manufacture additional copies for sale. [3] Schweizer constructed the 2-25 over the winter of 1953-54 and had it ready to fly in the spring of 1954. [1] [2] The aircraft was of all-metal construction and was the largest glider that the company had built at that time.
The Schweizer SGS 2-32 is an American two-seat, mid-wing, two or three-place glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York. [3]The 2-32 was designed to be the highest performance two-place glider available, when it first flew in 1962.
The company specializes in the design and manufacture of hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, plus hang glider harnesses and accessories. [1] The company was founded in 1973 by brothers Bob and Chris Wills. [2] The company sells a line of hang gliders including training and beginner gliders, intermediate and competition wings. [1]