Non-FAI Classes
Glider classes not recognised by the FAI have been used in some regional and national competitions. The most significant of these are:
- Sports Class, a handicapped class similar in concept to the Club Class but allowing a wider range of gliders, usually both flapped and unflapped and with spans not limited to 15 metres. This class is often used in competitions where the number of entries is too small to warrant subdivision of the participants into separate classes.
- 1-26 Class, a monotype class very popular in the United States, based on the Schweizer SGS 1-26 glider and managed by the 1-26 Association, a division of the Soaring Society of America.
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