Sikorsky To Acquire Schweizer Aircraft

Heh, I hope Schweizer makes better helicopters than they did gliders.

They do make good helicopters. The 300 are based on the Hughes 269 type cert.
As for gliders, they seem to have withstood the test of time.

It's hard to beat the 1-26 for a fun day on the ridge. If you haven't flown
one for a while, you should go rent one. They are an absolute blast to fly.
It's the most maneuverable ship I've ever flown.

Gary Boggs


"Shaber CJ" wrote in message
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Heh, I hope Schweizer makes better helicopters than they did gliders.

They do make good helicopters. The 300 are based on the Hughes 269 type
cert.
As for gliders, they seem to have withstood the test of time.

"Gary Boggs" wrote
It's hard to beat the 1-26 for a fun day on the ridge. If you haven't flown
one for a while, you should go rent one. They are an absolute blast to fly.
It's the most maneuverable ship I've ever flown.

I used to love the 1-26 when I first flew it, but then I flew a Ka-8.
Just as docile, just as old, just as cheap to buy - and a better
flying ship in every way.

Michael

"Michael" wrote in message
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I used to love the 1-26 when I first flew it, but then I flew a Ka-8.
Just as docile, just as old, just as cheap to buy - and a better
flying ship in every way.

...and 4 notches better on L/D but with a wooden wing. Not sure I would
want to tie one outside in South Florida, something that is no problem with a
1-26.

Vaughn

"Vaughn" wrote
I used to love the 1-26 when I first flew it, but then I flew a Ka-8.
Just as docile, just as old, just as cheap to buy - and a better
flying ship in every way.

...and 4 notches better on L/D but with a wooden wing. Not sure I would
want to tie one outside in South Florida, something that is no problem with a
1-26.

Outside tiedown for rag-and-tube aircraft is bad enough when it's dry
- then you just destroy the fabric. You ever recover a fuselage with
fabric? I have. It's not complicated, but oh man is it ever a bitch
to do. For the effort you put into recovering the fuselage once, you
could have built a primitive hangar.

In Florida, it's worse. Salty rain gets into the fuselage and the
tubes rust. Then, when you take the fabric off, you have a huge
amount of sanding and priming to do, and likely some welding as well.

The 1-26E is not so bad - it only has fabric tailfeathers, and those
you can recover in a long weekend.

Outside tiedown is something you really should only do on all-metal
aircraft, and then only inland.

Michael