Tag: Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite

A Schweizer SGS 1-36 sailplane, used by NASA for a series of deep-stall research flights in the early 1980s, is shown here in flight over the Mojave Desert in California.

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Flight Test Files: Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sailplane – Evaluating the Leap to T-Tail Aerodynamics

How NASA used a modified Schweizer SGS 1-36 sailplane in the 1980s to study deep-stall…

Kapil Kajal March 4, 2026