List of Different Types of Airplanes in the World
Schweizer SGS 1-24 - airplanes
Schweizer SGS 1-24
Picture has been licensed under a GFDL license.
Original source: Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:Magnus Manske using CommonsHelper. (Original text : I (LanceBarber (talk)) created this work entirely by myself.)
Author: LanceBarber (talk). Original uploader was LanceBarber at en.wikipedia
Original source: Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:Magnus Manske using CommonsHelper. (Original text : I (LanceBarber (talk)) created this work entirely by myself.)
Author: LanceBarber (talk). Original uploader was LanceBarber at en.wikipedia
The Schweizer SGS 1-24 also referred to as the Schweizer-Burr SGS 1-24 is a United States single-seat mid-wing Open Class competition glider built by Howard Burr and Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira New York. The 1-24 is a development of the Schweizer SGS 1-23 that utilized a 1-23 fuselage and a newly constructed set of 55 foot (16.9 m) span high aspect ratio wings. The aircraft was constructed as a spare time project by Howie Burr and Ernest Schweizer to produce a competition sailplane.
Made by Schweizer Aircraft.
It is the successor of the Schweizer SGS 1-23 .
Empty Weight Lb
585
Wing Area Sqm
15
Designer
Schweizer brothers
Howard Burr and Ernest Schweizer
Predecessor
Schweizer SGS 1-23
Lists
* List of gliders
Aspect Ratio
17
Origin
United States
Wing Profile
NACA 43012A
23009
Developed From
Schweizer SGS 1-23
Glide Ratio
2400.0
Gross Weight Lb
785
Sink Rate Ms
1
Number Built
1
Crew
One
Empty Weight Kg
265
Gross Weight Kg
356
Span M
17
Sink Rate Ftmin
120
Manufacturer
Status
First Flight
1953
Span In
6
Span Ft
55
National Origin
United States
Wing Area Sqft
180
Met Or Eng
eng
Category