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Schweizers received the suggestion positively as they needed more space to produce gliders, but they had no money with which to make the move. McDowell convinced Elmira Industries Inc, the local business development corporation, to provide space for the Schweizers on the second floor of the
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During the 1920s and 1930s gliding was often self-taught or taught in single place sailplanes. An instructor would often coach the student using hand signals from the automobile towing the glider into the air. By the mid-1930s the benefits of having a two-place glider for training were beginning to
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and all existing aircraft were drafted into military service. After the war they were sold as surplus and quickly became sought after in civil soaring for their structural strength, lightness and their rugged all-metal design. The 2-8 became one of the most popular post war trainers in the United
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The designation of TG-2A was applied to previously produced civilian versions of the 2-8 that were conscripted into USAAF use. The military tracked down all 2-8s in the USA and bought them for military training from their civilian
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Distance flying in the 2-8 is challenging, given its 23:1 glide ratio and red-line speed limit of just 72 mph (117 km/h). SGS 2-8s were flown in several US national competitions and held a number of records at one time.
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during the campaign of the previous summer, had decided to commence a glider pilot training program. The USAAF was in need of training gliders and the
Schweizers offered the SGS 2-8 as the ideal aircraft for the role.
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At the time of the sale to SSA, Bob McDowell, the attorney who notarized the bill of sale, indicated to the
Schweizers that they should move their manufacturing operation out of their father's barn and relocate to the
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built the 2-8 prototype over the winter of 1937-1938. The aircraft was completed and first flew in June 1938, in time to fly in the US National
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wing to improve instructor visibility. The 2-12 succeeded the 2-8 in production and 114 were produced with the designation TG-3A.
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Wings Like Eagles, The Story of Soaring in the United States
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673:"SGS 2-8 Schweizer"
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1180:Helicopters
638:Said, Bob:
509:Performance
414:and in the
2246:Categories
2013:Pratt-Read
1948:Pratt-Read
1171:TSC-1 Teal
867:2008-04-15
841:2008-05-10
760:2008-04-05
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570:References
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345:Variants
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220:aluminum
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