The success of the Schweizer SGP 1-1 as a club glider in the summer of 1930 convinced the Schweizers and the Mercury Glider Club to build an improved glider with better performance for the following year.[2][3]
The 1-2 was flown by the Mercury Glider Club in the summer of 1931. That club later became the Hudson Valley Soaring Club and continued to operate the glider. The HVSC used the 1-2 as a training glider while they used the prototype Schweizer SGU 1-7 for soaring[1]
Operational historyedit
The club named the 1-2 "The Brick", a reference to its low performance. The sole 1-2 built did not survive and there are no examples available today.[1]
The success of the 1-1 and the 1-2 led the Schweizer brothers to continue on to design and build improved gliders, including a single SGU 1-3 the following year and to form the Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company.[1][2]
^ abcdSchweizer, Paul A: Wings Like Eagles, The Story of Soaring in the United States, page 91. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988. ISBN0-87474-828-3
^ abcdSchweizer Aircraft Corporation (2006). . Archived from the original on 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
^ abMartin, Thomas J. (October 2005). . Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
^Smithsonian Institution (2004). "Directory of Airplanes". Retrieved 2008-05-03.
^Schweizer, Paul A.; Martin Simons (1998). Schweizer: A History. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 17–18. ISBN1-84037-022-X.
January 01, 1970
schweizer, united, states, amateur, built, single, seat, glider, that, designed, ernest, schweizer, constructed, mercury, glider, club, between, 1930, 1931, role, primary, glider, national, origin, united, states, manufacturer, mercury, glider, club, designer,. The Schweizer SGU 1 2 was a United States amateur built single seat glider that was designed by Ernest Schweizer and constructed by the Mercury Glider Club between 1930 and 1931 1 2 SGU 1 2 Role Primary glider National origin United States Manufacturer Mercury Glider Club Designer Ernest Schweizer First flight 1931 Number built 1 The 1 2 was the second a line of 38 glider designs that the Schweizers created and the first of over 5700 aircraft built by them 2 3 4 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Specifications 4 See also 5 ReferencesDesign and development editThe success of the Schweizer SGP 1 1 as a club glider in the summer of 1930 convinced the Schweizers and the Mercury Glider Club to build an improved glider with better performance for the following year 2 3 The 1 2 was flown by the Mercury Glider Club in the summer of 1931 That club later became the Hudson Valley Soaring Club and continued to operate the glider The HVSC used the 1 2 as a training glider while they used the prototype Schweizer SGU 1 7 for soaring 1 Operational history editThe club named the 1 2 The Brick a reference to its low performance The sole 1 2 built did not survive and there are no examples available today 1 The success of the 1 1 and the 1 2 led the Schweizer brothers to continue on to design and build improved gliders including a single SGU 1 3 the following year and to form the Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company 1 2 Specifications editData from Schweizer A History 5 General characteristicsCrew 1 Length 22 ft 1 in 6 73 m Wingspan 40 ft 12 m Wing area 197 sq ft 18 3 m2 Aspect ratio 8 12 Airfoil U S A 35A Empty weight 275 lb 125 kg Gross weight 455 lb 206 kg Performance Lift to drag 10 estimated Wing loading 2 31 lb sq ft 11 3 kg m2 See also editRelated lists List of glidersReferences edit a b c d Schweizer Paul A Wings Like Eagles The Story of Soaring in the United States page 91 Smithsonian Institution Press 1988 ISBN 0 87474 828 3 a b c d Schweizer Aircraft Corporation 2006 Schweizer Aircraft Corporation History Archived from the original on 2008 03 10 Retrieved 2008 05 02 a b Martin Thomas J October 2005 SGP 1 1 Primary Glider Archived from the original on 3 February 2009 Retrieved 2008 05 02 Smithsonian Institution 2004 Directory of Airplanes Retrieved 2008 05 03 Schweizer Paul A Martin Simons 1998 Schweizer A History Shrewsbury Airlife Publishing pp 17 18 ISBN 1 84037 022 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schweizer SGU 1 2 amp oldid 1025721522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
