Engineering:List of gliders (K)
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.
K
KAI
(Kazan Aviation Institute – Казанский авиационный институт)
- KAI-04 – G.H. Vorobyov
- KAI-6
- KAI-7
- KAI-8
- KAI-9
- KAI-11
- KAI-12 Primorets (LF107 Lunak)
- KAI-14
- KAI-17 - M.P. Simonov team leader[2]
- KAI-18
- KAI-19
- KAI-50
- KAI-502
Kaiser
(Rudolf Kaiser)
- Kaiser Ka-1 Rhönlaus
- Schleicher Ka-2 Rhönschwalbe
- Schleicher Ka-3
- Schleicher Ka-4 Rhönlerche II
- Kaiser Ka-5
- Schleicher Ka-6 Rhönsegler
- Schleicher Ka-6E
- Schleicher Ka-7 Rhönadler
- Schleicher Ka-8
- Kaiser Ka-9
- Schleicher Ka-10
- Kaiser K-11
Kalinin OKB
- Kalinin K-11 – proof of concept glider for K-12 / BS-2 / K-13 tailless airliner / bomber
Kantor-Kurklik
(František Kantor & Karel Kurklik)
- Racek 3 Möwe
- Racek-3 Mrkev
Karpinski
- Karpiński 1929 glider
- Karpiński SL-1 Akar
Karski
(Julian Karski)
- Karski 1910 glider
- Karski 1912 glider
Karvelis
(Balys Karvelis)
- Karvelis BK-1 Vanagas – Falcon
- Karvelis BK-2
- Karvelis BK-3
- Karvelis BK-4 Kaunas
- Karvelis BK-5
- Karvelis BK-6 Neringa
- Karvelis BK-7 Lietuva[3]
- Karvelis BK-7A[3]
Kasper
(Witold Kasper)
- Kasper BKB
- Kasper Bekas 1-A
- Kasper Bekas N
Kasprzyk
- Kasprzyk Salamandra
Kassel
(Segelflugzeugbau Kassel)
- Kassel 12 – Fieseler Flugzeugbau, Kassel
- Kassel 20 – Fieseler Flugzeugbau, Kassel
- Kassel 25 – Fieseler Flugzeugbau, Kassel
- Kassel 26 – Fieseler Flugzeugbau, Kassel
- Kassel 28 – Fieseler Flugzeugbau, Kassel
- Kassel Herkules – Fieseler Flugzeugbau, Kassel
- Kassel 1926 glider – Fritz Paul
Kayaba
- Kayaba Ku-1
- Kayaba Ku-2 (萱场 2 型无尾翼滑翔机)
- Kayaba Ku-3
- Kayaba Ku-4
- Kayaba Model 1b
Kegel
(Kegel-Flugzeugbau Kassel / Max Kegel and Fritz Ackermann using logo AK / renamed Segelflugzeugbau Kassel using logo SK)
- Kegel I (Max kegel and Fritz Paul)[4]
- Kegel I Blaue motorglider[5]
- Kegel III
- Kegel Zögling - copies or licence-built?
Keihikoki
- Keihikoki SS-2 – (軽飛行機式 SS-2型上級単座滑空機)
Kelsey
(Frank Kelsey)
- Kelsey K-16
- Kelsey Klippety Klop
Kemeny
(Sándor Kemeny / MÁV Istvántelki Fõmûhely, Sportárutermelõ V. (former Aero Ever Ltd.), Esztergom)
- Kemény K-01
- Kemény K-02 Szellõ
Kendall
(Hugh Kendall)
- Kendall K-1
- Kendall Crabpot
Kenilworth
- Kenilworth Me7
Kennedy-Watson
(Harold Kennedy and Floyd Watson)
- Kennedy K-W
Kensgailos
(Vlado Kensgailos)
- Kensgailos Žuvėdra
Kesselyàk
(Mihály Kesselyak / Workshop of the Airplane Service of the Hungarian Agricultural Ministry, Nyiregyháza)
- Kesselyàk KM-400
KhAI
(Kharkov Aviation Institute)
- KhAI-3 Харьков ХАИ-3
Keith-Weiss
(Alexander Keith & José Weiss)
- Keith-Weiss Aviette
Kimura
(Dr. Hidemasa Kimura)
Király-Berkovice
- Király-Berkovice I
Kirchner
(Wilhelm Kirchner at Kassel / Niederhessischer Verein für Luftfahrt)
- Kirchner La Pruvo
- Kirchner Futurum
- Kirchner Hessenland
Kirigamine
(Kirigamine Glider Manufacturing Co.)
- Kirigamine K14
- Kirigamine Mita 3
Kissinger-Crookes
( Curtiss Kissinger, LeRoy Crookes)
Kittelberger
(Walter & Karl Kittelberger)
- Kittelberger WKM-1
- Kittelberger WKS-2
- Kittelberger WKS-3
- Kittelberger WKS-4
Klementyev
(P. Klementyev)
- Klementyev APS-11
Klobučar
(Viktor Klobučar)
- Klobučar 1911 glider
Klotz
- Klotz Moka-1 motor-glider (D-KLBY)[6]
K.L.S.
('Start' Aviation Circle)
- K.L.S.2 –
- K.L.S.3 – 'Start' Aviation Circle
Knechtel
(Ing. Wilhelm Knechtel)
Kocjan
(Antoni Kocjan)
- Kocjan Orlik
- Kocjan Orlik 2 (USAAC – XTG-7)
- Kocjan Orlik 3 Olympic Orlik
- Kocjan Bąk (horse-fly)
- Kocjan Bąk II
- Kocjan Bąk II bis
- Kocjan Czajka I (Lapwing)
- Kocjan Czajka II
- Kocjan Czajka III
- Kocjan Czajka bis
- Kocjan Komar (Gnat)
- Kocjan Sokół
- Kocjan Wrona (Crow)
- Kocjan Wrona bis
- Kocjan Sroka (Magpie)
- Kocjan-Grzeszczyk Mewa
- Kocjan TG-7 (Orlik 2)
Kodytek
(Josef Kodytek)
- Kodytek 1925 glider
Köhl
(Hermann Köhl / Koehl)
- Köhl Ko-1 Nurflügler a.k.a. Koehl Ko-1
Kohler
(Spud Kohler)
Kokusai
(Kokusai Koku Aircraft Company)
- Kokusai Ku-7 Manazuru a.k.a. Nihon Kogata Ku-7 Manazura
- Kokusai Ku-8 a.k.a. Nihon Kogata Ku-8
Kolbányi
- Kolbányi V
Kolesnikov
(D.N. Kolesnikov)
- Kolesnikov DK-2 – Колесников ДК-2
- Kolesnikov DK-3
- Kolesnikov MKB-2
- Kolesnikov MKB-4
- Kolesnikov-Tsybin KTs-20
Komadori
- Komadori Primary
Königsberg Lüwa III
(Ostpreußischer Verein für Luftfahrt, Königsberg)
- Königsberg Lüwa III – Ostpreußischer Verein für Luftfahrt, Königsberg
Korolev
(Sergei P. Korolev)
- Korolev SC-3 Red Star – Королев СК-3 Красная звезда
- Korolev SK-9 – Королева СК-9
- Korolev RP-318-1
Konrad
(F. Konrad / Konrad Segelflugzeugbau)
- Konrad Ko Ro-4
Kopp
- Kopp Ko III
Kortenbach & Rauh
(designed by Schultes, Seidel and Putz)
- Kortenbach & Rauh Kora 1
Gilbert Kosellek
(Gilbert Kosellek)
- Kosellek G-1 Quo Vadis
Koser
(KB – Koser-Branko)
- Koser-Hrovat KB-1 Triglav Jaroslav Koser & Stojan Hrovat – a.k.a. K2A Triglav
- Koser KB-2 Udarnik – Cener-Slanovec
- Koser KB-3 Jadran – Jaroslav Koser – Branko Ivanus Institute, Celovška cesta, Ljubljana
- Koser KB-5 Triglav II – Jaroslav Koser
- Koser KB-5 Triglav III – Jaroslav Koser
- Koser KB-9 Udarnik – Cener-Slanovec
Kostenko-Rauschenbusch
(Костенко-Раушенбах ЛАК-1/2)
- Kostenko-Rauschenbusch LAK-1
- Kostenko-Rauschenbusch LAK-2
Kourouvakalis-Pikros
(Platon Kourouvakalis & Costas Pikros)
- Kourouvakalis-Pikros Anemopsaro[7]
Koutný
(Ladislav Koutný)
- Koutný Konice 1
- Koutný Konice 4
- Koutný EL-KA-II
Kouzakov
(M.A. Kouzakov)
- Kouzakov MAK-08 – Кузакова МАК -8
- Kouzakov MAK-12
- Kouzakov MAK-15
- Kouzakov MAK-15M
- Kouzakov MAK-15MP
Kovalenko
- Kovalenko DR-5
Koželuh
(Štkpt. Koželuh / Dílny 3, leteckého pluku v Nitrě)
- Koželuh Nitra 1
- Koželuh Nitra 3
Kráľovič
(Anton Kráľovič)
- Královič K-7 Úderník
Krekel
(Paul Krekel- Hans H. Hünebeck, Metall- und Rohrbau, Duisburg)
- Krekel Grille
Kristovskogo
(E. Kristovskogo)
- Spartakus 1
Kromer
(H. Kromer / Deutscher Fliegerbund, Mähr.-Schönberg)
- Kromer Mähr-Schönberg S. E. II
Kronfeld
(Robert Kronfeld)
Krutchkoff
- Krutchkoff SHP-1 – HP-14 modification
Kryšpín
(Jan Kryšpín / Továrně Avia)
- Kryšpín JK-1 Perun
Krząkała
(Wiktor Krząkała)
- Krząkała 1928 glider
Ksoll
(J. Ksoll)
- Ksoll Breslau
- Ksoll Galgenvogel I
- Ksoll Galgenvogel III
Kubicki
(Jan Kubicki)
Kućfir
(Konrad Kućfir)
- Kućfir Pirat (Pirate) – First Polish Glider Contest August 1923
Kuffner
(Werner Kuffner / WK-Flugzeugtechnik, Peenemünde, DE)
- Kuffner WK-1
Kuhelj
(Anton Kuhelj)
- Kuhelj Inka I
- Kuhelj Inka Ia
- Kuhelj Inka II
Küpper
(August Küpper)
- Küpper Kü 2 Uhu
- Küpper Kü 4 Austria Elefant
- Küpper Kü 4 Mini Austria
- Küpper Kü 7
- Küpper Kr 1 Austria 2
- Küpper Kr 1a Austria 3
Kusbach-Bartoník-Kotolánem
(Kusbach Bartoník & Kotolánem)
- KKB-15
Kuzmickas
(Antanas Kuzmickas)
- Kuzmickas KPI-3 Amber
- Kuzmickas KPI-3 Gintaras
- Kuzmickas KPI-4
- Kuzmickas KPI-5 Genys
- Kuzmickas M-1
- Kuzmickas M-2
Kyushu
(Hiroshi Sato, Osamu Hiroshi & Naka Maruta / Kyushu University)
- Kyushu 11
Notes
- ↑ "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. http://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ Taylor, John W.R. FRHistS. ARAeS (1962). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63. London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Taylor, John W. R.. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1983. ISBN:0-7106-0748-2
- ↑ "J2mcL Planeurs - Fiche planeur n°" (in French). https://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/dbj2mcl/planeurs-machines/planeur-fiche_0int.php?code=2423. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ↑ "J2mcL Planeurs - Fiche planeur n°" (in French). https://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/dbj2mcl/planeurs-machines/planeur-fiche_0int.php?code=257. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ↑ Lambert, Mark; Munson, Kenneth; Taylor, Michael J.H., eds (1991). Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1991-92 (82nd ed.). Coulson, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710609656. https://archive.org/details/janesallworldsai00lamb.
- ↑ "Anemopsaro" (in French). http://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/dbj2mcl/planeurs-machines/planeur-fiche_0int.php?code=3611. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Heide Liebhart. "VERFOLGT - VERTRIEBEN - ERMORDET-ZUR MAHNENDEN ERINNERUNG DURCH STRASSENBENENNUNGEN IN WIEN 23." (in German). http://david.juden.at/kulturzeitschrift/44-49/48-verfolgt.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
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