Schweizer 1-26

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1-26

Schweizer · 1-26

Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built: 422
Active: 421
Origin: United States

Certifying authorities

FAA

Variants

Per-variant specifications

Variant	Engine	MTOW	Range	Cruise	Pax
SGS 1-26 SGS 1-26	—	—	—	—	—
SGS 1-26A SGS 1-26A	—	—	—	—	—
SGS 1-26B SGS 1-26B	—	—	—	—	—
SGS 1-26C SGS 1-26C	—	—	—	—	—
SGS 1-26D SGS 1-26D	—	—	—	—	—
SGS 1-26E SGS 1-26E	—	—	—	—	—

Type certification

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.

Read the TCDS (PDF) →

Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.

Schweizer 1-26 market & fleet intelligence

Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Schweizer 1-26 fleet — updated daily.

Fleet age

58 yearsmedian age

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Of the 352 registered Schweizer 1-26 with a known build year (83% of the 422 we track), the median age is 58 years.

Registration activity

9changed registration in 12 months

9 of the 422 registered Schweizer 1-26 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (2% of the fleet), across 9 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.

Registered 1-26 aircraft

Individual 1-26 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.

See all 422 registered 1-26