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This is a list of gliders /sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available)[ 1]
American miscellaneous constructors
ADI Condor – Aircraft Designs Inc AEA 1907 glider Advanced Aeromarine Sierra – Advanced Aeromarine Adventure Aircraft EMG-6 - Adventure AircraftAGA Aviation LRG – USN amphibious twin hull transport gliderAhrens AR 124 – Ahrens Aircraft Corporation Allen AES-1 ALLEN, E. & WARNER, E. P.Allen AES-2 ALLEN, E.AmEagle American Eaglet American Falcon (sailplane) American Spirit XL Apis 15 Arup S-1 – Arup Inc (fdr: Cloyd L Snyder), 231 Lincoln Way, South Bend IN.Auburn Sun Spot – Auburn, Robert J.Baker-McMillan Cadet Barnaby 1909 glider Bartos/Nobel BN-1 Phantom Bauer Bird Bennett-Carter Dottie S – George Bennett & Richard CarterBerkshire Concept 70 – Berkshire Manufacturing CorporationBikle T-6 – Paul Bikle Bock 1 – John W. BockBoeing Steel Truss Glider Bowers Bantam Bowlus BZ-1 – Michael BowlusBright Star Swift Bristol XLRQ – Bristol Aeronautical Corporation – Military Amphibian Assault GliderBrochocki BKB-1 – Stefan Brochocki, Witold Kasper and A. BodekBrown Rebel Buxton Roundair – Jay BuxtonBuxton Transporter – Jay BuxtonCadet UT-1 – Alex Dawydoff – Cadet Aeronautics Carnegie Tech Flying Anvil Cascade Kasperwing I-80 Cessna CG-2 - Clyde CessnaChampion Freedom Falcon – Ken ChampionChanute 1902 glider Chanute 1904 glier Chanute Katydid Chanute-Herring 1896 glider Chanute-Huffaker 1901 glider Chase-Sisley C100-S – Robert Chase & SisleyChristopher AG-1 Cordas SCS-1 – A.C. Cordas – Wade SteinruckCrown City Glider Club Screaming Wiener Curtiss Flying Boat glider – Glenn CurtissDaams Falcon – Fred DaamsDart Aero-5 – Bob DartDetroit G1 Gull – Detroit Aircraft CorporationDomenjoz glider Douglas XCG-17 – Douglas Aircraft CompanyDuPont Utility – All American Aviation / Du Pont, RichardEngineering Division GL-1 Engineering Division GL-2 Engineering Division GL-3 Explorer PG-1 Aqua Glider aka Skliar PG-1 Aqua Glider – Skliar, Bill – Explorer Aircraft Company Inc. [ 2] Florida BDG-1 – Florida UniversityFord 1930 Primary – Ford, GilbertFord Bluey – FORD, GilbertFreel Flying Wing – Freel, Charles L. – Aircraft Rigging San Diego High School, Californie.Gallaudet Hydrokite - Edson Fessenden GallaudetGATC XCG-16 – GeneralGlidersport LightHawk Green-Tweed GT-2 – Green, Frank & Tweed, GeorgeHaig Minibat – Larry HaigHeath Super Soarer Hendrikson 1908 glider Hermanspann Chinook S - Fred Hermanspann & Art PenzHill Flying Wing – Man powered Marske Monarch Hill Tetra-15 – Bob Kuykendall, Steve Smith, and Brad HillHollman Condor – Winther-hollman Aircraft Inc.Hutchinson HS-127 – Vernon HutchinsonJobagy Bagyjo Johnson RHJ-6 Adastra – Dick JohnsonJongblood Primary – Mike JongbloodKelsey K-16 – Kelsey, FrankKelsey Klippety Klop – Kelsey, FrankKennedy K-W – Harold Kennedy and Floyd WatsonKiceniuk Icarus – Kiceniuk, Taras – man poweredKissinger-Crookes Flying Saucer – Curtiss Kissinger, LeRoy CrookesKohler Alpha – Spud KohlerKrutchkoff SHP-1 – HP-14 modificationLamson L-106 Alcor – Lamson, RobertLamson PL-1 Quark – Lamson, PhilLangley Sailplane - Ernest LangleyLarson Utility Lawrence Water Glider - L.W. LawrenceLeffler-MacFarlane LM-1 – Al Leffler, Walt MacFarlane, Bill MeyerLeonard Annebula – Bob LeonardLeonard 2 seater – Leonard Motorless Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Grand RapidsLesh 1907 Lesh-Wulpi 1908 glider Luenger Beta 1 – Hans Luenger & Josef KohlerMartin 1908 glider Masak Scimitar – Masak, PeterMatteson M-1 – Matteson, Fred H.[ 3] Mattley Primary Maxey-Prue Jennie-Mae – Rue, Irwin & Maxey, Lyle – built by Kearns, Franck & Maxey, LyleMc Allister Yakima Clipper – Mc Allister, CharlesMcDonnell KBD Gargoyle McDonnell LBD Gargoyle McQuilkin Mach 1 – McQullkin, Robert J.Mead Challenger - T.E. MeadMead Rhön Ranger - T.E. MeadMelsheimer FM-1 – Melsheimer, FrankMichelob Light Eagle – MIT Daedalus ProjectMidwest MU-1 – Midwest SailplaneMiller Tern – Terry MillerMonaghan Osprey – Richard MonaghanMooney Dust Devil - Walt MooneyMoore SS-1 – Arien C. MooreNASA Hyper III Niedrauer NG-1 – Niedrauer, JeromeNiemi Sisu 1A – NIEMI, Leonard A. / Arlington Aircraft CompanyNew Jersey S.A. Sesquiplane glider - MILLER & BONOTAUX, PeteNoble 1960 – Noble, BobNordman 1923 – H. J. Nordman – Nordman & FlushNorthwestern PG-1 – powered CG-4Olansky Straton Ormand Dieder Glider Pacific D-8 – Coward, KenParker 2nd Ranger – WL ParkerParker RP9 T-Bird – (Ray Parker)Peel Z-1 Glider Boat Perl PG-130 Penetrator – Perl, HarryPennsylvania State University Griffin Peterson J-4 Javelin – Peterson, Max A.Pierce 0-2-1 – Pierce, PercyPierce 1909 glider – Pierce, PercyPIP (glider) Posnansky/Fronius PF-1 White Knight – Ponansky, Herman and Fronius, BobPrivett MPA – man-powered aircraftPrinceton Sailwing II [ 3] PSU Griffin Purcell Sea Sprite Raven Project – Illian, Paul – man-powered aircraftRee Miller Cherokee RM Ridgefield PG-2 – powered CG-4Roberts Cygnet – Donald RobertsRobinson Robin – Robinson, JohnRoss Ranger I – Ross, VernieRoss Ranger II – Ross, VernieRowley R-100 Rutan Solitaire – Rutan Aircraft Factory motorglider Sands Replica 1929 Primary Glider – Ron Sands Sr.Scanlan SG-1A – Thomas W. ScanlanSchmutzhart SCH-1 – Berthold SchmutzhartSchroder + Peters SP-1 V1 SCSA Stratosailplane I – Southern California Soaring AssociationSCSA Stratosailplane II – Southern California Soaring AssociationSellers 1908 Quadruplane glider Sesquiplane Glider Smith SG-5 Cumulus Smith City of Utica – Smith, Stanley W.Snead LRH – 1941 USN amphibious twin hull transport gliderSpratt 1909 glider Sparatt 1929 glider Stanley Nomad – Stanley, Robert M.Starr 1-23HM – Sterling StarrSteinruck SCS-1 – Wade SteinruckTangent EMG-5 - Tangent Aircraft (FAR Part 103 / motor glider / experimental)Timm AG-2 Trager-Bierens T-3 Alibi – Kempes Trager and John BierensTweed GT-1 – George TweedWalker Aria – Walker, SamWalters Sinbad I Whisper Motor Glider – Whisper AircraftWhitehead 1897 glider Wilkes BMW-1 Windward Performance SparrowHawk Withacker Centerwing Zauner OZ-4 – HP-14 modification, Otto ZaunerZauner OZ-5 One-Yankee – Otto Zauner
Notes
^ "j2mcl-planeurs" . Team J2mcL. Retrieved 29 November 2012 .^ Taylor, John W. R.. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83 . Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1983. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2
^ a b Taylor, John W.R. FRHistS. ARAeS (1962). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63 . London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd.
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