Inc. of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Allied Ag-Cat is not producing new aircraft although a related company operates a large fleet of Ag-Cats. The basic airframe incorporates many safety innovations, including a pressurized cockpit to keep pesticides out, air conditioning and a fuselage structure that is designed to progressively collapse in the event of a collision. Teal amphibian In 1972 Schweizer hired David Thurston and production of his Thurston Teal was part of the agreement to work at Schweizer. The company produced three Schweizer TSC-1A1 Teals and nine TSC-1A2 Teal IIs before production was moved to Teal Aircraft in 1976. Reconnaissance aircraft The development of the Schweizer SGM 2-37 two-place motor glider for the United States Air Force Academy in 1982 led to a new area of expertise for the company. In the mid-1960s Lockheed had used the Schweizer SGS 2-32 sailplane as the basis for its YO-3 quiet reconnaissance aircraft. Schweizer decided to develop the SGM 2-37 into a similar concept aircraft as the YO-3. The result was the SA 2-37A and B, known as the RG-8A in military use. The RG-8A was later developed by the company into the twin piston-engined and twin-boom SA 2-38 Condor with the US military designation of RU-38A Twin Condor. This design was further refined into the turboprop-powered RU-38B Twin Condor. The RU-38 was still in production in 2008. It is believed the US Drug Enforcement Administration purchased aircraft designated Shadowhawk from Schweizer. The aircraft had a poor operational history. They may be designated SA 38B. Other projects In partnership with Northrop Grumman (formerly Ryan Aeronautical), Schweizer developed the MQ-8 Fire Scout helicopter UAV. Schweizer participated in development of Sikorsky's X-2 Demonstrator, a prototype aircraft using co-axial rotor blades with a pusher propeller for extra forward thrust. Closure and sale United Technology Corporation (UTC), then parent company of Sikorsky, shut down Schweizer in December 2012. It was sold to a new company, Schweizer R.S.G., in 2018 and the production lines were restarted in Fort Worth, Texas. The company was producing three models in 2021, the 300C, 300CBi, and 333. Products Sailplanes Schweizer SGP 1-1 Schweizer SGS 1-21 Schweizer SGS 1-23 Schweizer SGS 1-24 Schweizer SGS 1-26 Schweizer SGS 1-29 Schweizer SGS 1-34 Schweizer SGS 1-35 Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite Schweizer SGS 2-8 Schweizer SGS 2-12 Schweizer SGS 2-25 Schweizer SGS 2-32 Schweizer SGS 2-33 Schweizer SGU 1-2 Schweizer SGU 1-6 Schweizer SGU 1-7 Schweizer