# List of American gliders

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
* 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.
* 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.
* 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