Schweizer TG-3 Trainer
THE TG-3 WAS a two-seat training glider used during World War II to train pilots for U.S. troop gliders. A total of 114 TG-3s were built by Schweitzer Aircraft Corp., Elmira, NY. Three prototypes, XTG-3s, were test-flown from April 1942 to July 1942 at Elmira and Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Various detail changes were made in the nose, controls, and seating arrangements of the second and third XTG-3s. The ship was then released in July 1942 by Wright Field for production, as the TG-3A. The production contract was completed by July 1943, and no more TG-3As were produced.
55.81 Miles From Thermal to Thermal
A Sailplane in a thermal is a marvelous sight, but we expect that Jack Hiner and the crew of officials had tired necks after the nearly 31/2-hr. flight which resulted in a new FAI World Record of 55.81 miles for Straight-Line Distance by RC Sailplanes. Low cloud base of 2,500 feet helped.
