Schweizer SGU-1

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SGU-1

Schweizer · SGU-1

Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built: 24
Active: 24
Origin: United States

Certifying authorities

FAA

Variants

Per-variant specifications

Variant	Engine	MTOW	Range	Cruise	Pax
SGU-1-19 SGU-1-19	—	—	—	—	—
SGU-1-19A SGU-1-19A	—	—	—	—	—

Type certification

The FAA paperwork

TCDS G-17 · Rev 2

The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS G-17), 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 SGU-1 market & fleet intelligence

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

Fleet age

80 yearsmedian age

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Of the 22 registered Schweizer SGU-1 with a known build year (92% of the 24 we track), the median age is 80 years.

Registration activity

3changed registration in 12 months

3 of the 24 registered Schweizer SGU-1 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (13% of the fleet), across 3 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.

Registered SGU-1 aircraft

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