Schweizer X-26 Frigate
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The X-26 Frigate is the longest-lived of the X-plane programs. The program included the X-26A Frigate sailplane and the motorized X-26B Quiet Thruster versions: QT-2, QT-2PC, and QT-2PCII. All were ba
An X-26A sailplane on display at the 1984 NAS Patuxent River Air Show
QT-2PC #1 in the Soc Trang, RVN Army Airfield Hangar in 1968
X-26 glider circa 1983
Schweizer Aircraft
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The Schweizer Aircraft Corporation was an American manufacturer of sailplanes, agricultural aircraft and helicopters located in Horseheads, New York. It was incorporated in 1939 by three Schweizer bro
Schweizer X-26 Frigate
…to train test pilots in the condition of yaw/roll coupling. 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…
Schweizer SGS 2-33A training glider
Schweizer S269C
Schweizer SGS 1-26B
Schweizer SGS 1-23D sailplane. The 1-23 was first flown in 1948.