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List of American gliders

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Source-derived summary

This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available)

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

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

Bowers Bantam

Bowlus BZ-1 – Michael Bowlus

Bright Star Swift

Briegleb BG-12 and Briegleb BG-6

Bristol XLRQ – Bristol Aeronautical Corporation – Military Amphibian Assault Glider

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.

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.

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

Montgomery California 1905 - John J. Montgomery

Montgomery Defalco 1905 - John J. Montgomery

Montgomery Evergreen 1911 - John J. Montgomery

Montgomery Glider #1 1883 - John J. Montgomery

Montgomery Glider #2 1884 - John J. Montgomery

Montgomery Glider #3 1885 - John J. Montgomery

Montgomery Santa Clara 1905 - John J. Montgomery

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

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.

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