Schweizer SGS 1-23
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The Schweizer SGS 1-23 is a United States Open and Standard Class, single-seat, mid-wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.
Schweizer SGS 1-23D
Schweizer 1-23D
Paul Bikle
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Paul F. Bikle was director of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Dryden Flight Research Facility from 1959 until 1971, and author of more than 40 technical publications. He was ass
Schweizer SGS 1-23
…constructed without a wheel and used a skid for takeoff and landing. After the Worlds a wheel was retrofitted. The aircraft was subsequently sold to Paul Bikle and he used it to set two world altitude records on 25 February 1961. In the mid-1980s it was owned by the Rochester Soaring Club. The 1-23E was not…
Director Paul F. Bikle, at NASA's Flight Research Center (FRC) in 1959 (from NASA Photo E-4875)