They are, and they're a bit heavy. Not a high performance glider, but
very suitable for students. They have been around for a very, very long time
in one form or another:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweizer_SGU_2-22
Chris
>
>It looks like a pretty rugged little bird.
>
>
>On 4/30/2017 8:51 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>> It's been a while since I've seen a 2-22. We had one at a small
>>grass airfield I flew in back in 1973. A student came in a bit low,
>>grazed some telephone wires, and ripped the fabric off the bottom.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> There was not a lot of activity at the airport today. I did note that
>>> the Civil Air Patrol had a second training glider in the hangar. This
>>> is a Schweizer SGS 2-33, from 1967, so it is not as polished as the one
>>> I showed previously, but seemed recently refurbished.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170426-DSCF6869.JPG.html
>>>
>>> And, yes, Nathan, I am carrying a camera in my car at all times. The
>>> X-E1 fits very nicely in the center arm rest. :-)
>>
>
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