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  2. Schweizer SGS 1-26 - Wikipedia

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    The SGS 1-26 enjoyed a very long production run from its first flight in 1954 until 1979, when production was ended. The 1-26 was replaced in production by the Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite. The 1-26 is the most numerous sailplane found in the US. [1] [4] In October 1963 a special issue of Soaring magazine was dedicated to the 1-26. Harner Selvidge ...

  3. Schweizer Aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Schweizer SGS 1-23D sailplane. The 1-23 was first flown in 1948. The Schweizer SGS 1-23 was a world class competition and record setting glider between its first flight in 1948 and the end of its production in 1967. [9] In the 1950s and 1960s the Schweizer Aircraft Corporation designed and manufactured the very popular SGS 1-26 and SGS 2-33 gliders

  4. List of gliders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available) [1] Note: Any aircraft can glide for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer.

  5. Schweizer X-26 Frigate - Wikipedia

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    Since jet trainers were known to be dangerous in this condition, the X-26 was based on the Schweizer SGS 2-32 sailplane. Sailplanes react much slower and are easier to control than jet aircraft, making the X-26 a much safer training platform. Four aircraft were originally ordered. Three of the original planes crashed.

  6. List of gliders (D) - Wikipedia

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    1.26 Démouveaux. 1.27 Descole. 1.28 Dessau. 1.29 Detroit. ... This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, ...

  7. Wally Scott - Wikipedia

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    In March 1961, Scott took his first flight in a glider and within a few months he had purchased a new Schweizer SGS 1-26 sailplane. [ 12 ] Scott’s first record flight was an 8.5 hour, 443.5 mi (714 km), dog-leg flight from Odessa, Texas to Clayton, New Mexico flown on August 6, 1963. [ 13 ]

  8. Pirates' Paul Skenes working on new pitches for follow-up to ...

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    "Getting ahead — winning the 0-0, 0-1, 1-1, winning those counts — that stuff is important," he said. Last season, Pirates manager Derek Shelton routinely pulled Skenes after 100 pitches, ...

  9. PZL Bielsko SZD-50 Puchacz - Wikipedia

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    Being a moderately-priced, versatile, modern two-seater with good handling qualities on the ground and in the air, the Puchacz has become a very popular two-seater sailplane in many countries both for ab-initio and aerobatic instruction. A large number of fatal accidents involving spins have occurred with the Puchacz. [1]