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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.
The SZD-30 Pirat is a single-seat multipurpose glider aircraft from the Polish firm PZL Bielsko which first flew in 1966, [1] and began production in 1967. [ 2 ] Development
It has top surface Schempp-Hirth type airbrakes. The glider is reported to have pleasant handling [ 1 ] and to be easy to assemble, with automatic control hookups. With an empty weight of about 215 kg, it is the lightest of the current standard class gliders and it's known for its excellent climbing and thermalling characteristics. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Glider aircraft" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 377 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
A new factory at Bielsko produced a modified version of PW-5 glider called B1-PW-5. [1] Because its cost was comparable to the cost of the older Club class gliders of higher performance it did not sell as well as expected and the World class competitions were not very popular as well. In total fewer than 200 PW-5s have been built, though over ...
With a handicap factor of 100, according to the 2008 handicap list of the Deutscher Aero Club e.V., [6] the SZD-59 in 15m-configuration is a typical Club Class glider. With 15m wing-tips with or without winglets glide performance can be enhanced by increasing its wing loading with up to 150 litres of water ballast, [ 3 ] but water ballast is ...
The SZD-9 Bocian (Polish: "Stork") is a multi-purpose two-seat sailplane that was designed and built in Poland at Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny (Glider Experimental Works) in Bielsko-Biała, beginning in 1952. It was designed to be capable of fulfilling the needs of every area from training to competition flying.
The Schweizer SGS 1-35 is a United States 15 Meter Class, single-seat, mid-wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] The 1-35 was first flown in 1973 and a total of 101 were completed by the time production was completed in 1982.