Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite

SGS 1-36 Sprite
A SGS 1-36 being used for deep stall research by NASA over the Mojave Desert in 1983
Role Glider
National origin United States
Manufacturer Schweizer Aircraft Corporation
Designer Leslie Schweizer[1]
First flight August 1979[2][3]
Number built 43[1]

The Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite is a United States, single-seat, mid-wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.[1][4]

The 1-36 was first flown in 1979[2] and a total of 43 were built by the time production was completed in 1982. The Sprite was reportedly still available to customers in 1987, but none were built after 1982.[1][4][5][6]

The 1-36 was conceived as a replacement for the One-design competition Schweizer SGS 1-26, when production of that model ended in 1979.[7]

The 1-36 was also the last glider model that the company would manufacture. The completion of production of the 1-36 in 1982 marked the end of an era that started in 1930 with the Schweizer SGP 1-1.[1][4]

The SGS 1-36 Sprite was the only glider produced by Schweizer that was given an official marketing name.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e Activate Media (2006). "SGS 1-36 Schweizer". Archived from the original on 2002-01-24. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  2. ^ a b Federal Aviation Administration (June 2008). "FAA Registry". Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  3. ^ Schweizer, Paul A (January 1981). "Introducing the Sprite". Soaring Magazine. Soaring Society of America. USPS 499-920.
  4. ^ a b c d Said, Bob (November 1983). "1983 Sailplane Directory". Soaring Magazine. USPS 499-920.
  5. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (June 2008). "FAA Registry". Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  6. ^ John W.R. Taylor, ed. (1987). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987-88. London: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710608505.
  7. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (June 2008). "FAA Registry". Retrieved 2008-06-02.