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| Description | |||
| Manufacturer: | Schweizer Aircraft Corp, Elmira, NY | ||
| Designation: | TG-2 | ||
| Type: | Glider (Training) | ||
| Specifications | |||
| Length: | 25' | ||
| Height: | 8' | ||
| Wingspan: | 52' | ||
| Crew: | 2 | ||
| Maximum Passenger Payload: | 450 lbs | ||
| Performance | |||
| Glide Ratio: | 18 to 1 | ||
| Sinking Speed: | three feet per second | ||
| Maximum Towing Speed: | 89 Mph | ||
The two-seat utility sail plane was built during World War II by Schweizer Aircraft Corp, Elmira, NY, and used as a basic trainer for glider pilots. TG-2's were used to train glider pilots at Palmdale, CA, who then moved to advanced training in CG-4 gliders at Victorville, CA, and finally, March Field, Riverside. The pilots then moved on to the larger Waco built gliders for training at March Field before going overseas. CG-4 gliders transported men and equipment into Sicily, Normandy, the Rhine Rover crossing, Burma and Luzon in the Philippines.
The semi-cantilevered strut-braced high wing monoplane has a wing area of 210 square feet. It has an unsprung single-wheel landing gear and nose skid.
The museum glider was trucked in from Seattle and arrived in September, 1989. This aircraft is on loan from the USAF.
