A "powerless" warbird

[Tulio]

Seen Saturday 01 Nov 2008 at the Soaring Club of Houston's airfield, in North Waller County:

Registration: N17868
Aircraft Serial Number: 246
Aircraft Manufacturer: SCHWEIZER
Model: SGS 2-33A
Aircraft Year: 1972
Owner Name: CIVIL AIR PATROL
Owner Address: 105 S HANSELL ST
MAXWELL AFB, AL, 36112-5937
Type of Owner: Corporation
Registration Date: 08-Dec-2003
Airworthiness Cert.Type: Standard
Approved Operations: Glider

[CAPFlyer]

Wow... one of our few remaining Schweitzers. We've traded almost all of them for the new sailplanes (who's manufacture I can never remember).

[tom d. friedman]

were those used by the usaf academy in training cadets??