Rex Burton shows off his 1:5 scale 1-26E from TMRC and is constructed as true to the all-monocoque method of the full size as we feel possible, providing scale realism and the ability to add even more detail such as side hinged canopy, fully scale instrument panel, piano hinged dive brakes doors, fully built up and fabric covered control surfaces and more.
PARTIAL KIT CONTENTS (typical, varies by scale)
All balsa and plywood wing ribs,
Brake doors and frames,
Plywood Fuselage side doublers,
Fuselage bulkheads,
Tail posts and hinge spars,
Canopy bows,
Vac-formed canopy,
Laser cut scale instrument panel kit,
Plans, 2 sheets, rolled.
HARDWARE PACKAGE
Lightweight wheel and tire,
Tail wheel/tire,
Steel wire axle,
Dura collars,
Hinges, nylon,
stab mounting bolts,
Pushrods (tails),
NEEDED TO COMPLETE MODEL
Wing, fuse and tail balsa sheet,
Wing balsa leading/trailing edges,
Nose block, hardwood,
Triangle balsa tip block,
Cable actuators (dive brakes) 2,
Adhesive epoxy and CA cements,
Covering, lightweight film,
Servos, wires, battery and receiver,
SPECS 1:4 SCALE
Span: 120" (3m)
Length: 63-3/4" (162cm)
Aspect: 10:1
Area: 1200 in.2
All up weight: 105 oz.
Wing loading: 16 oz./ft.2
Airfoil: Selig 3021
Scale: 1:4
No. Servos Req'd: 6-7
FUNCTIONS: Rudder, Elevator, Dive Brakes, Ailerons, Tow Release (optional)
ORDERING
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SPECS 1:5 SCALE
Span: 96" (2.4m)
Length: 51" (130cm)
Aspect: 10:1
Area: 857 in.2
All up weight: 90 oz.
Wing loading: 16 oz./ft.2
Airfoil: Selig 3021
Scale: 1:5
No. Servos Req'd: 6-7
FUNCTIONS: Rudder, Elevator, Dive Brakes, Ailerons, Tow Release (optional)
ORDERING
SPECS 1:6 SCALE
Span: 80" (2m)
Length: 42-1/2" (110cm)
Aspect: 10:1
Area: 600 in.2
All up weight: 65 oz.
Wing loading: 14 oz./ft.2
Airfoil: Selig 3021
Scale: 1:6
No. Servos Req'd: 6-7
FUNCTIONS: Rudder, Elevator, Dive Brakes, Ailerons, Tow Release (optional)
ORDERING
HISTORY
The First model 1-26 Standard prototype flew in 1954 and entered production in 1955. Later a kit version of the Standard was produced by Schweizer and was designated the A model. This model was then produced at the factory and designated the B shown here which was essentially the same as the Standard and A models.
With the 1-26C, the wings were fully sheeted in aluminum rather than only back to the drag spar with the ailerons, rudder and elevator still being covered in fabric as in all previous and subsequent models.
The D model incorporated the first dramatic change in the 1-26 with the advent of a more drooped nose section to increase pilot visibility, and new shape to the canopy and instrument panel bulkhead and the new raked squared off vertical fin and rudder.
Finally with the E model which was the last to enter production in the 70s, the same changes as in the D were incorporated along with an all new monocoque aluminum fuselage with the aft section now being an oval cross section instead of the previous model's triangular shape.
All told, 700 1-26 sailplanes were produced by the Schweizer Aircraft Corp. making it the most popular and numerous sailplane in the world.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Special thanks to the Soaring Society of America (SSA), for permission to use text and specs from their publications. More information on vintage soaring craft may be found at their pages and in their publications and those of the Vintage Sailplane Association.
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