List of American gliders

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.

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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 Mcmillen 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. 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. 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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