COMMON
GC1
Globe/Temco GC-1 Swift
The Swift
“Postwar sportster with fighter styling.”
Globe/Temco · private
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Length
20 ft 10 in
Wingspan
29 ft 4 in
Max speed
130 kts
Range
360 nmi
Ceiling
16,000 ft
Engines
1x Continental C125 (125 hp)
Crew
1
Max passengers
1
Typical config
side-by-side 2-seat
Built
1,521
The Swift arrived in 1946 selling exactly what returning wartime pilots wanted: retractable gear, a low wing, and looks straight off a fighter ramp. The boom was so hot that 833 were built in a single six-month stretch — and Swift owners remain a devoted cult to this day.
Fun fact
Globe and Temco built 833 Swifts in just six months during the 1946 postwar aviation boom.
How to spot one
Low-wing polished-metal taildragger with retractable gear and a sliding canopy — reads like a scaled-down warbird from across the field.
Crews call it
The Swift
Sounds like
A small Continental with a sporty bark — many are re-engined and sound even feistier
One might be overhead right now.
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