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X-26A Frigate · Length
Single source26 ft 9 in (7.92 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Schweizer X-26 Frigate | Thai Aviation Industries RTAF-6 |
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| Crew | two[source] | One[source] |
| Type | Research and training aircraft[source] | Trainer aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Thailand[source] |
| Manufacturer | Schweizer[source] | Thai Aviation Industry |
8.35 m (27.39 ft)[source]
1 × Allison 250 -B17-D turboprop
Single source1 × Allison 250 -B17-D turboprop , 313 kW (420 hp)[source]
X-26A Frigate · Wing area
Single source180 sq ft (16.7 m 2 )[source]
Service ceiling
Single source7,600 m (25,000 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Ernie and William Schweizer[source] | — |
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| Primary user | United States Navy[source] | Royal Thai Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 7?[source] | 3 (2017), 25 reported built[source] |
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| First flight | July 1967[source] | 14 June 2012[source] |
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| Developed from | Schweizer SGS 2-32[source] | SIAI-Marchetti SF.260[source] |
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| Status | 1: Unknown. #2 Operational as a glider at Mile High Gliding[source] | In service, in production[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1967[source] | 2014[source] |
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| Retired | 1969 as X-26B[source] | — |
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| Wing aspect ratio | 18[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 7.9 lb/sq ft (39 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Power/mass | 0.07 hp/lb (0.12 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Rate of sink | 0.6 m/s (120 ft/min)[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | — | 2014–present[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 4 with a capacity of up to 68 kg (150 lb) on inner, 100 lb (45 kg) on outer[source] |
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