Schweizer / SGS 1-35
Glider Reg. Number: N17900
1972
Design & Development
The 1-35 sailplane was built to meet the new Standard Class requirements, however, after entering production a change in FAl requirements took it from the Standard Class and limited its future.
It was the highest performance sailplane produced by Schweizer and became a very popular sailplane of which 101 were built.
Specifications
Total number built: 101
Span: 49.17 ft 14.99 m
Length: 19 ft 5.8 m
Wing Area: 103.8 ft2 9.65 m2
Empty Weight: 495 lbs 225 kg
Wing Loading (unballasted): 6.38 lb/ft2 31.1 kg/m2
Wing Loading (Ballasted): 8.96 lb/ft2 43.7 kg/m2
Glider ratio: 38:1 @ 55 mph 88 km/h
Minimum rate of sink: 2.1 ft/sec @ 45 mph 6.4 m/sec @ 72 km/h