The Schweizer 1-26 (ICAO type GLID) is an aircraft of United States origin. It has a maximum take-off weight of 260 kg. It offers seating for up to 1 across its variants.
Schweizer 1-26
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 422
- Active
- 421
- Origin
- United States
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS 1G10 · Rev 7
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS 1G10), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
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Schweizer 1-26 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Schweizer 1-26 fleet — updated daily.
58 yearsmedian age
Of the 352 registered Schweizer 1-26 with a known build year (83% of the 422 we track), the median age is 58 years.
7changed registration in 12 months
7 of the 422 registered Schweizer 1-26 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (2% of the fleet), across 7 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
How many people can the Schweizer 1-26 carry?
The Schweizer 1-26 seats up to 1 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Schweizer 1-26?
The Schweizer 1-26's maximum take-off weight is 260 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Schweizer 1-26?
The Schweizer 1-26's ICAO type designator is GLID.
How many Schweizer 1-26 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 422 registered Schweizer 1-26 airframes worldwide.
Registered 1-26 aircraft
Individual 1-26 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N65802· 1983
- N2998H· 1980
- N2995H· 1979
- N2947H· 1979
- N2997H· 1979
- N2903H· 1979
- N2952H· 1979
- N2954H· 1979
- N2994H· 1979
- N2843H· 1979
- N2990H· 1979
- N2981H· 1979
- N2975H· 1979
- N13CY· 1978
- N126WE· 1978
- N2836H· 1978
- N2693H· 1977
- N2781H· 1977
- N2721H· 1977
- N2513H· 1977
- N2582H· 1977
- N2584H· 1977
- N2588H· 1977
- N2515H· 1976