Schweizer SGU 1-7

SGU 1-7
Role Open-class sailplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company
Designer Ernst and Paul Schweizer
First flight 1937; 87 years ago (1937)[1]
Number built 2

The Schweizer SGU 1-7 is an American Open Class, single-seat, high-wing strut braced glider built by Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company of Elmira, New York.[2][3]

The first 1-7 was built in 1937 and the second one was completed in 1939.[1][3][4]

The 1-7 was the first Schweizer aircraft which was produced as more than a single example and it was the first aircraft that the company sold.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Schweizer, Paul A: Wings Like Eagles, The Story of Soaring in the United States, page 56. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988. ISBN 0-87474-828-3
  2. ^ a b Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 26. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. ^ a b c Activate Media (2006). "SGU 1-7 Schweizer". Archived from the original on 2002-05-06. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  4. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (April 2008). "FAA Registry". Retrieved 2008-04-29.