Operational History
The 1-26 is used by many soaring clubs in the United States and is often the first single place glider that a student flies immediately after solo, often coming from a Schweizer 2-33 two-seat trainer.
In April 2008 there were still 524 1-26s registered in the USA and 23 in Canada.
The 1-26 was used by the United States Air Force Academy under the designation TG-3A, until it was replaced by the TG-10D Peregrine in October 2002.
Thirty 1-26s were supplied to Indonesia as part of a United States foreign aid package.
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