SGS 1-36 Sprite | |
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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]