Ernest Schweizer

Ernest Schweizer, co-founder of Schweizer Aircraft, died on June 11 in Elmira, N.Y. He was 88. His first project was the design and building of a primary glider, in 1930. Elmira-based Schweizer Air-craft was incorporated in 1939, and has built a total of 5,700 sailplanes, agricultural and...

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