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The Schweizer SGS 1-29 is a United States single-seat mid-wing experimental laminar flow airfoil glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira New York.The 1-29 is a development of the Schweizer SGS 1-23 that utilizes a 1-23 fuselage and a newly constructed set of 49.2 foot (15.0 m) span wings.The aircraft was constructed to study the feasibility of producing improved boundary layer laminar flow on a metal-winged sailplane.