Variants
- 1-26
- The original 1-26 model is also referred to as a "standard". It features a welded steel tube fuselage and aluminum framed wings, all covered in aircraft fabric.
- Gross weight is 575 lbs. There were 22 "standards" completed.
- 1-26A
- The 1-26A is a "standard" that was completed by the builder from a kit and licenced as a certified aircraft, instead of an amateur-built. There were 114 completed.
- Like the "standard", the "A" also has a gross weight of 575 lbs.
- 1-26B
- The "B" model was introduced in 1956 as a factory built aircraft. It improved on the "standard" by introducing metal-covered wings. This resulted in the empty weight increasing by 25 lbs. The gross weight was increased to 600 lbs to account for the loss of useful load.
- Starting in 1965 the "B" was available with a swept tail to replace the rounded tail.
- 1-26C
- The "C" is a kit-built "B" model. Like its factory built counterpart it also had a gross weight of 600lbs.
- 1-26D
- The 1-26D was introduced in 1968 and incorporated some evolutionary improvements to make the aircraft simpler and easier to construct. These include a new monocoque nose forward of the main spar, top and bottom dive brakes to replace the top surface only spoilers of earlier models, new ailerons and a gross weight increased to 700 lbs.
- The "D" model also introduced a one-piece canopy and a lower profile fuselage. The swept tail was standard on the "D" model. A total of 77 "D" models were produced.
- 1-26E
- The "E" model was introduced in 1971.
- The 1-26E incorporates a complete monocoque metal fuselage, entirely replacing the welded tube construction of the earlier models. It also has a revised fin assembly with new style attachments.
- The "E" has a gross weight of 700 lbs. 213 were built.
- 1-30
- The Schweizer SA 1-30 used the wings and tail surfaces from the 1-26 to produce a powered aircraft.
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