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Schweizer SGS 2-8

FAA model code8050202

Schweizer SGS 2-8: Glider, with 9 aircraft on the US register, built between 1942 and 1946.

9
On the US register
0
Engines
2
Seats
82mph
Cruise speed
Manufacturer
Schweizer
Class
Glider
Engine type
None
Operates from
Land
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Build years on the register
1942–1946

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Schweizer SGS 2-8 aircraft were built in 1942 than in any other year: 4.

0351945

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • CA5
  • MA1
  • NV1
  • TX1
  • WI1

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

1 NTSB record matches an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (9 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Other Schweizer models

All Schweizer models

Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.