Schweizer RU-38 Twin Condor

This article is about the aircraft. For other uses, see RU-38 (disambiguation).

RU-38 Twin Condor
Role Covert reconnaissance aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Schweizer Aircraft Corporation
Designer Leslie Schweizer
First flight 31 May 1995[1]
Introduction May 1997[1]
Status In production
Primary users US Coast Guard[2]
US Dept of Justice[3]
Produced RU-38A 1995-1997[4]
RU-38B 2004-2005[3]
Number built RU-38A - 2[5]
RU-38B - 3[5]
Developed from RG-8A

The Schweizer RU-38 Twin Condor is a two or three-seat, fixed gear, low wing, twin boom covert reconnaissance aircraft.[6][7]

RU-38 is the US military designation for the aircraft, indicating Utility, Reconnaissance. The Schweizer company model number is Schweizer SA 2-38A Condor and, in its three-seat configuration, Schweizer SA 3-38A Condor[8]

Based on the Schweizer SGM 2-37 motor glider, a total of five RU-38s were produced between 1995 and 2005. The aircraft remains in production by Sikorsky Aircraft after acquiring Schweizer.[5][9]

  1. ^ a b Stoll, Alex (September 2001). "Schweizer RU-38A Twin Condor". Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  2. ^ Pike, John (April 2005). "Schweizer RU-38B Twin Condor". Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  3. ^ a b Federal Aviation Administration (June 2008). "FAA Registry". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  4. ^ FAA (June 2008). "FAA Registry". Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  5. ^ a b c FAA (June 2008). "FAA Registry". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  6. ^ Schweizer Aircraft Corp (2006). "Reconnaissance Aircraft: RU-38B". Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  7. ^ Spy Flight (n.d.). "Schweizer RU-38B Twin Condor". Retrieved 4 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  8. ^ Smithsonian Institution (2004). "Directory of Airplanes". Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  9. ^ "Reconnaissance Fixed Wing Aircraft". sikorsky.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.