Swiss Aircraft Corporation
| Swiss Aircraft Corporation | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1939 |
| Seat | Horseheads , United States |
| management | Paul H. Schweizer |
| Number of employees | 450 |
| Branch | Aircraft construction , helicopters |
The Swiss Aircraft Corporation was an American company in Horseheads ( Chemung County ), at Elmira / Corning Regional Airport ( ICAO : KELM), which initially produced gliders , but later helicopters and manned and unmanned reconnaissance aircraft .
history
The company was founded in 1930 as the Swiss Metal Aircraft Company by the brothers Ernie, Paul A. and William Schweizer.
In 2004 the company was taken over by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation .
Gliders
The first glider SGP 1-1 had its successful maiden flight as early as 1930. In December 1939 the company moved to Elmira, New York and called itself Schweizer Aircraft Corporation. From 1942, the company produced the cargo glider TG-2 as a training aircraft for the US Army in large numbers. After the end of the Second World War, the company continued to produce aircraft parts for Sikorsky, Grumman and other companies, such as the SGU 2-22 and the SGS 1-35. In 1984, the Swiss won the contract for the USAF the motor glider SGM 2-37 to develop. The best-known type is probably the single-seater Swiss SGS 1-26 , which has about the same status in the USA as the Schleicher K 8 in Germany . Schweizer built 700 of this single-seater.
helicopter
The company has been building the Hughes Aircraft model 269 / 300C helicopter under license since 1983 . In 2004 Schweizer was bought by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation , which z. B. the successor to the Swiss S-333, which took off for its maiden flight on December 18, 2008, was now offered as the Sikorsky S-434 . The Schweizer 300C training helicopter is best known .
Together with Northrop Grumman , the UAV MQ-8 was developed, which is based on the S-333. In addition, Sikorsky worked on the development of the Sikorsky X2 .
The Swiss Aircraft Corporation was integrated into the Sikorsky Global Helicopters Group in February 2009. The plant in Elmira was closed at the end of 2012.
Models
- Swiss SGP 1-1
- Swiss SGU 1-2
- Swiss SGU 1-3
- Swiss SGU 1-6
- Swiss SGU 1-7
- Swiss SGS 2-8 (Military Version: TG-2)
- Swiss SGC 8-10
- Swiss SGC 15-11
- Swiss SGS 2-12 (Military Version: TG-3)
- Swiss SGC 6-14
- Swiss SGC 1-15
- Swiss SGU 1-16
- Swiss SGS 1-17
- Swiss SGS 2-18
- Swiss SGU 1-19
- Swiss SGU 1-20
- Swiss SGS 1-21
- Swiss SGU 2-22
- Swiss SGS 1-23
- Swiss SGS 1-24
- Swiss SGS 2-25
- Swiss SGS 1-26
- Swiss 2-27
- Swiss 7-28
- Swiss SGS 1-29
- Swiss 1-30
- Swiss 2-31
- Swiss SGS 2-32
- Swiss SGS 2-33
- Swiss SGS 1-34
- Swiss SGS 1-35
- Swiss SGS 1-36 Sprite
- Swiss SGM 2-37
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Coordinates: 42 ° 9 ′ 41.4 ″ N , 76 ° 53 ′ 6 ″ W.