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4 unusual facts about Schweizer Aircraft


Eliot Noyes

While at Harvard, Noyes was also a member of the Harvard soaring club and flew the club's new Schweizer Aircraft-built SGU1-7 glider.

Schweizer Aircraft

The development of the Schweizer SGM 2-37 two-place motor glider for the United States Air Force Academy in 1982 led to a new area of expertise for the company.

The Royal Canadian Air Cadets continue to operate a fleet of over seventy 2-33As.

The 2-33 was adopted by the United States Air Force Academy as the TG-4, for use in introductory airmanship training.



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Schweizer SGS 2-25

Schweizer Aircraft supplied all the gliders for the US team: the sole Schweizer SGS 1-23E was purpose built for Paul MacCready, a Schweizer SGS 1-23D for Paul A Schweizer and the SGS 2-25 to be flown by Stan Smith and Bob Kidder.