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Schweizer SGU 2-22EK [N2790Z on body]
Immediately after World War II, Earnest Schweizer and his brothers Paul and William set out to produce and sell an inexpensive, easy-to-fly two-seat training glider built from aluminum that could operate from small airfields. Earnest designed the SGU 2-22 and Schweizer Aircraft ultimately built 257 of them from 1946 to 1967. Thousands of people learned to fly motorless aircraft at the controls of a 2-22.
Byron G. "Scotty" McCray flew this Schweizer from 1966 to 1973 at air shows in the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas. Releasing from a tow airplane at about 760 to 910 meters (2,500 to 3,000 feet), McCray would loop, roll, and spin the glider down to a silent landing. He synchronized his maneuvers to the musical theme from the Hollywood film "Born Free," which boomed from the public address system. |