Engineering:List of American gliders

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This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available)[1] Note: Any aircraft can glide for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer.

American miscellaneous constructors

  • ADI Condor – Aircraft Designs Inc
  • AEA 1907 glider
  • Advanced Aeromarine Sierra – Advanced Aeromarine
  • Adventure Aircraft EMG-6 – Adventure Aircraft
  • AGA Aviation LRG – USN amphibious twin hull transport glider
  • Ahrens 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 Carter
  • Berkshire Concept 70 – Berkshire Manufacturing Corporation
  • Bikle T-6 – Paul Bikle
  • Bock 1 – John W. Bock
  • Boeing Steel Truss Glider
  • Bowers Bantam
  • Bowlus BZ-1 – Michael Bowlus
  • Bright Star Swift
  • Bristol XLRQ – Bristol Aeronautical Corporation – Military Amphibian Assault Glider
  • Brochocki BKB-1 – Stefan Brochocki, Witold Kasper and A. Bodek
  • Brown Rebel
  • Buxton Roundair – Jay Buxton
  • Buxton Transporter – Jay Buxton
  • Cadet UT-1 – Alex Dawydoff – Cadet Aeronautics
  • Carnegie Tech Flying Anvil
  • Cascade Kasperwing I-80
  • Cessna CG-2 – Clyde Cessna
  • Champion Freedom Falcon – Ken Champion
  • Chanute 1902 glider
  • Chanute 1904 glier
  • Chanute Katydid
  • Chanute-Herring 1896 glider
  • Chanute-Huffaker 1901 glider
  • Chase-Sisley C100-S – Robert Chase & Sisley
  • Christopher AG-1
  • Cordas SCS-1 – A.C. Cordas – Wade Steinruck
  • Crown City Glider Club Screaming Wiener
  • Curtiss Flying Boat glider – Glenn Curtiss
  • Daams Falcon – Fred Daams
  • Dart Aero-5 – Bob Dart
  • Detroit G1 Gull – Detroit Aircraft Corporation
  • Domenjoz glider
  • Douglas XCG-17 – Douglas Aircraft Company
  • DuPont Utility – All American Aviation / Du Pont, Richard
  • Engineering 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 University
  • Ford 1930 Primary – Ford, Gilbert
  • Ford Bluey – FORD, Gilbert
  • Freel Flying Wing – Freel, Charles L. – Aircraft Rigging San Diego High School, Californie.
  • Gallaudet Hydrokite – Edson Fessenden Gallaudet
  • GATC XCG-16 – General
  • Glidersport LightHawk
  • Green-Tweed GT-2 – Green, Frank & Tweed, George
  • Haig Minibat – Larry Haig
  • Heath Super Soarer
  • Hendrikson 1908 glider
  • Hermanspann Chinook S – Fred Hermanspann & Art Penz
  • Hill Flying Wing – Man powered Marske Monarch
  • Hill Tetra-15 – Bob Kuykendall, Steve Smith, and Brad Hill
  • Hollman Condor – Winther-hollman Aircraft Inc.
  • Hutchinson HS-127 – Vernon Hutchinson
  • Jobagy Bagyjo
  • Johnson RHJ-6 Adastra – Dick Johnson
  • Jongblood Primary – Mike Jongblood
  • Kelsey K-16 – Kelsey, Frank
  • Kelsey Klippety Klop – Kelsey, Frank
  • Kennedy K-W – Harold Kennedy and Floyd Watson
  • Kiceniuk Icarus – Kiceniuk, Taras – man powered
  • Kissinger-Crookes Flying Saucer – Curtiss Kissinger, LeRoy Crookes
  • Kohler Alpha – Spud Kohler
  • Krutchkoff SHP-1 – HP-14 modification
  • Lamson L-106 Alcor – Lamson, Robert
  • Lamson PL-1 Quark – Lamson, Phil
  • Langley Sailplane – Ernest Langley
  • Larson Utility
  • Lawrence Water Glider – L.W. Lawrence
  • Leffler-MacFarlane LM-1 – Al Leffler, Walt MacFarlane, Bill Meyer
  • Leonard Annebula – Bob Leonard
  • Leonard 2 seater – Leonard Motorless Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Grand Rapids
  • Lesh 1907
  • Lesh-Wulpi 1908 glider
  • Luenger Beta 1 – Hans Luenger & Josef Kohler
  • Martin 1908 glider
  • Masak Scimitar – Masak, Peter
  • Matteson M-1 – Matteson, Fred H.[3]
  • Mattley Primary
  • Maxey-Prue Jennie-Mae – Rue, Irwin & Maxey, Lyle – built by Kearns, Franck & Maxey, Lyle
  • Mc Allister Yakima Clipper – Mc Allister, Charles
  • McDonnell KBD Gargoyle
  • McDonnell LBD Gargoyle
  • McQuilkin Mach 1 – McQullkin, Robert J.
  • Mead Challenger – T.E. Mead
  • Mead Rhön Ranger – T.E. Mead
  • Melsheimer FM-1 – Melsheimer, Frank
  • Michelob Light Eagle – MIT Daedalus Project
  • Midwest MU-1 – Midwest Sailplane
  • Miller Tern – Terry Miller
  • Monaghan Osprey – Richard Monaghan
  • Mooney Dust Devil – Walt Mooney
  • Moore SS-1 – Arien C. Moore
  • NASA Hyper III
  • Niedrauer NG-1 – Niedrauer, Jerome
  • Niemi Sisu 1A – NIEMI, Leonard A. / Arlington Aircraft Company
  • New Jersey S.A. Sesquiplane glider – MILLER & BONOTAUX, Pete
  • Noble 1960 – Noble, Bob
  • Nordman 1923 – H. J. Nordman – Nordman & Flush
  • Northwestern PG-1 – powered CG-4
  • Olansky Straton
  • Ormand Dieder Glider
  • Pacific D-8 – Coward, Ken
  • Parker 2nd Ranger – WL Parker
  • Parker RP9 T-Bird – (Ray Parker)
  • Peel Z-1 Glider Boat
  • Perl PG-130 Penetrator – Perl, Harry
  • Pennsylvania State University Griffin
  • Peterson J-4 Javelin – Peterson, Max A.
  • Pierce 0-2-1 – Pierce, Percy
  • Pierce 1909 glider – Pierce, Percy
  • PIP (glider)
  • Posnansky/Fronius PF-1 White Knight – Ponansky, Herman and Fronius, Bob
  • Privett MPA – man-powered aircraft
  • Princeton Sailwing II[3]
  • PSU Griffin
  • Purcell Sea Sprite
  • Raven Project – Illian, Paul – man-powered aircraft
  • Ree Miller Cherokee RM
  • Ridgefield PG-2 – powered CG-4
  • Roberts Cygnet – Donald Roberts
  • Robinson Robin – Robinson, John
  • Ross Ranger I – Ross, Vernie
  • Ross Ranger II – Ross, Vernie
  • Rowley R-100
  • Rutan Solitaire – Rutan Aircraft Factory motorglider
  • Sands Replica 1929 Primary Glider – Ron Sands Sr.
  • Scanlan SG-1A – Thomas W. Scanlan
  • Schmutzhart SCH-1 – Berthold Schmutzhart
  • Schroder + Peters SP-1 V1
  • SCSA Stratosailplane I – Southern California Soaring Association
  • SCSA Stratosailplane II – Southern California Soaring Association
  • Sellers 1908 Quadruplane glider
  • Sesquiplane Glider
  • Smith SG-5 Cumulus
  • Smith City of Utica – Smith, Stanley W.
  • Snead LRH – 1941 USN amphibious twin hull transport glider
  • Spratt 1909 glider
  • Sparatt 1929 glider
  • Stanley Nomad – Stanley, Robert M.
  • Starr 1-23HM – Sterling Starr
  • Steinruck SCS-1 – Wade Steinruck
  • Tangent EMG-5 – Tangent Aircraft (FAR Part 103 / motor glider / experimental)
  • Timm AG-2
  • Trager-Bierens T-3 Alibi – Kempes Trager and John Bierens
  • Tweed GT-1 – George Tweed
  • Walker Aria – Walker, Sam
  • Walters Sinbad I
  • Whisper Motor Glider – Whisper Aircraft
  • Whitehead 1897 glider
  • Wilkes BMW-1
  • Windward Performance SparrowHawk
  • Withacker Centerwing
  • Zauner OZ-4 – HP-14 modification, Otto Zauner
  • Zauner OZ-5 One-Yankee – Otto Zauner

Notes

  1. ↑ "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. http://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  2. ↑ Taylor, John W. R.. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1983. ISBN:0-7106-0748-2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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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