Schweizer SGS 1-26E
The "1-26" is mainly used by CSA to transition new solo students from the Solitaire to a single place sailplane. It's also a lot of fun to fly for other members. The club 1-26 is an E model. The significant difference to the D model is the full metal fuselage. In total there were 690 A, B, C, D and E model 1-26's built.
Important items to know. First the glider is very light and it must be tied down if outside of the hanger. A light wind will easily affect this sailplane. Do not leave this sailplane unattended. Secondly stay upwind of the gliderport; because this sailplane is light weight it will not penetrate into the wind very well.
| CSA SGS 1-26E Information | |
|---|---|
| CSA Crew Chief: | Bill Corbin |
| Squawks | View/Add |
| Registration: | N17953 |
| Contest ID: | 553 |
| Serial No.: | 553 |
| Documentation: | Flight-Erection-Maintenance Manual |
| Type Certificate Data Sheet | |
| Checklist | |
| Tasman VRM10 Operations | |
| lxnav Nano Manual | |
| 1-26 Association | |
Note: The Flight Manual can be printed as a booklet with Acrobat DC. Select Print -> Booklet, Both Sides and Portrait.
The following data is from SailplaneDirectory.com and represents optimum, ex. factory specifications with weights adjusted per the CSA Sailplane Data page.
| General Details | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Schweizer |
| Country Of Origin: | United States |
| Designer: | Ernest Schweizer |
| No. of Seats: | 1 |
| No. Built: | 210 (of 700 A-E) |
| Design | |
| Aspect ratio: | 10 |
| Airfoil: | NACA 4301 2A |
| Structure: | All metal |
| Performance | |
| L/D Max: | 23 @ 85 kph / 46 kt / 53 mph |
| MinSink: | 0.88 m/s / 1.72 kt / 2.9 fps @ 64.4 kph / 34.8 kt / 40 mph |
| Specifications | |
| Span | Area | Empty Weight | Payload | Gross Weight | Wing Load | Water Ballast | |||||||
| m | ft | sq.m | sq.ft | kg | lb. | kg | lb. | kg | lb. | kg /sq.m |
lb. /sq.ft |
kg | lb. |
| 12.19 | 40 | 14.86 | 160 | 213 | 470 | 104 | 230 | 318 | 700 | 21.4 | 4.38 | 0 | 0 |
Updated 05/13/2024