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1-26 Poem
By Russell Hornsby (14 years old) Sleek and Sturdy, Gleamy and not dirty, Fast, sleek, smooth, and clean Can’t help to look without a gleam, It is my favorite glider, I flat out love to fly her, Enjoy...
Course Syllabus
by Jim Foreman Updated 03-05-97 At a time when every soaring pilot was saving his coins to buy a “Supership with 30:1 L/D,” Paul Schweizer dropped the 1-26 bomb. Bomb was almost the result at first as...
The 1-26 From A to E
by Jim Foreman Updated 03-05-97 At a time when every soaring pilot was saving his coins to buy a “Supership with 30:1 L/D,” Paul Schweizer dropped the 1-26 bomb. Bomb was almost the result at first as...
The Development of the 1-26
Paul A. Schweizer [Reprinted from the 1-26 Association Newsletter] It’s hard to tell just when we got the idea of a one design sailplane. The seed could have been sown in the middle 20’s when the edit...
Letter from Bill Schweizer
(my tribute to brother Paul A. Schweizer) Wick Wilkinson President 1-26 Association February 27 2015 Dear Wick, Whenever I receive a 1-26 Association Newsletter it makes me think of my brother Paul A....
1-26 Association GPS Information
By Bill Vickland Having satisfactorily tested the concept of GPS scoring at the 2001 Championships at Ionia, the Association has elected to discontinue the use of turn point cameras in favor of inexpe...
The 2021 1-26 Association Championships
Sunflower Aerodrome Gliderport (SN76) June 22 – July 1 Links Related to this Article Download Championship Rules Registration Available on the SSA Website 1-26 Championships 2021 Sunflower Aerodro...
The free 1-26 glide computer.
From: Alan Meyer Yes folks, here it is, the free 1-26 glide computer. HEADWIND TAILWIND IAS -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 35 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.6 5.1 5.5 6.0 40 1...
Improving Performance In Climbs, Cruises and Glides.
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Glide Slide
From time to time 1-26 pilots have asked me about the slide-rule-type glide calculator that Jo and I have been using for the past 15-plus years which is mounted to the instrument panel in #196. I will...