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The Globe GC-1 Swift, also known as the Globe/Temco Swift, is a light, two-seat sport monoplane from the post– World War II period.
Globe Swift GC-1 – Mfg. pre 1946 and aircraft manufactured as 85hp GC-1A’s in 1946, many have been converted to 125hp (or bigger engine) GC-1B’s. Some of these were sold as late as 1948, at least one is a “Temco” on the FAA records.
SWIFT GC-1B manufactured by Globe. Specs, range, speed, operating weights and performance for the SWIFT GC-1B here.
The Globe/TEMCO Swift, an efficient and comely two-seater, hit the market at the wrong time, twice! But it still gets a lot of love today.
Globe Aircraft is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the Globe Swift and Temco GC-1B aircraft.
Retractable gear plus advanced age means annuals are not cheap. The Swift has conventional gear; it’s a low-wing; its butterfly doors and front windows resemble a canopy. What else has those attributes? The North American P–51 Mustang. But the Globe Swift is a little more accessible for the everyday pilot than a P–51.
The Globe Swift is recognized as a classic post-World War II general aviation aircraft design due to its beauty and sporty flying characteristics. It was also the only multi-seat, complex aircraft under 100 horsepower in the normal category (not experimental) in the United States.
Globe Swift competed to become the first post-war piston-engined military trainer. After some consideration about the need for a piston trainer, the USAF decided that a high-performance transitional aircraft was necessary.
Globe begins testing a 125-hp version of the Swift in early 1946 and on Sept. 22, 1946 the GC-1B Swift, equipped with a high-low pitch propeller, receives it's type certificate. Globe, together with TEMCO, build 833 Globe GC-1B Swifts.
The Globe Swift GC-1B is a two- seat, single-engine, sport aircraft that is powered by a Continental C-125-2 engine. The cruise speed is 121 kts, the stall speed is 37 kts, and the range is 365 miles.