This is a list of gliders/

sailplane A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding (also called soaring). This unpowered aircraft can use naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to gain altitude. Sailplan ...

s 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.

German miscellaneous constructors

* Agfa Dessau F.V / Maschinenbau-Schule Dessau *

Akaflieg Akaflieg is an abbreviation for ''Akademische Fliegergruppe'', groups of aeronautical engineering students from individual German Technical Universities, pre and postwar, who design aircraft, often gliders. History Otto Lilienthal published his bo ...

Akaflieg Karlsruhe Akaflieg Karlsruhe is one of ten flying groups ( Akaflieg) attached to German universities. Akaflieg is an abbreviation for ''Akademische Fliegergruppe'', an academic group of students working with a German University. The ''Akademische Fliegergr ...

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* Allgaier Geier – Josef Allgaier * Andersson Datschi – A.J. Andersson * ASW-12 * ASW-15 * ASW-17 * ASK-18 * ASW-19 * ASW-20 * ASK-21 * ASW-22 * AS 22-2 * ASK-23 * ASW-24 * ASH-25 * ASH-26 * ASW-27 * ASW-28 * ASG-29 * ASH-30 * ASH-31 * ASG-32 * AS 33 *

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– Erich Bachem * Baden-Baden glider – ''Segelflugzeugwerke Baden-Baden'' * Bahr (glider) * Benz Be-2 – Ing. Hans Benz, Mönchen-Gladbach. * Berliner Segelflugvereins 1923 primary *

Binder EB28 __NOTOC__ The Binder EB28 is a German two-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau. It first flew in 1986. The EB28 is a composite-built two-seat shoulder-wing monoplane with a conventional T- ...

– Binder Motorenbau GmbH *

Binder EB29 The Binder EB29 is a German single-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau Binder may refer to: Businesses * Binder FBM, a former German jewelry manufactory * Binder Dijker Otte & Co., the ...

– Binder Motorenbau GmbH * Binder ASH-25 EB28 – Binder Motorenbau GmbH * Blessing Rebell – Gerhard Blessing * Blessing V-7 Gleiter-Max * Böhm Schmankerl *

Bölkow Phoebus The Bölkow Phoebus is a glass fibre composite competition sailplane, designed and produced in Germany in the 1960s. Large numbers were built, achieving success at some national contests, and many remain active. Design and development The Phoe ...

* Bonn Helge * Bonn I Vulkan * Bonn Schlägel und Eisen * Bremen-Lane * Bremer Max * Bremer Strolch * BS 1K * BSV 1923 glider- ''Berliner Segelflugverein'' * BSV Luftikus – ''Berliner Segelflugverein'' – HOHMUTH, Otto * Budig 1921 glider – Friedrich Wilhelm Budig * Waibel-Butler Concordia WAIBEL, Gerhard & BUTLER, Dick & BOERMANS, Loek & DILLINGER, Johannes * D-Helios aka Berlin HFS Helios – Heinz Kensche – ''NSDFK Ortsgruppe'' Berlin * D.D. Zögling – Hermann Aecherli & Willy Farner *

Daimler L15 The Daimler L15, sometimes later known as the Daimler-Klemm L15 or the Klemm-Daimler L15 was an early two-seat low-powered light aircraft intended to popularise flying. In mid-career it flew as a glider. Design and development By the end of th ...

-H. Klemm – ''Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft Werke'' * Delta 1 * Derwitzer * Der Dessauer * Dessau Agfa – ''Maschinenbau-Schule Dessau'' * Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH ** DG-100 (Standard Class) ** DG-200 (15 metre Class) ** DG-300 (Standard Class) ** DG-400 (Self-launching motor glider) ** DG-500 (Two seater) ** DG-600 (15 metre and 18 meter Class) *

DG Flugzeugbau GmbH DG Flugzeugbau GmbH is a manufacturer of sailplanes and other composite parts based in Bruchsal near Karlsruhe, Germany. History The business was founded in 1973 by Gerhard Glaser and Wilhelm Dirks as Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH. In 2018 th ...

** DG-808C ( 15 metre and 18 metre) ** DG-1001 ( Two seater) *

Erfurt Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits in ...

– ''Erfurter Verein für Luftfahrt e.V., Erfurt'' *

Eta (glider) The Eta is a German-Italian Open Class two-seater flapped self-launching glider manufactured by ETA Aircraft. On introduction it was the highest performing glider. Early flights The Eta made its first flight on July 31, 2000 in Cochstedt, G ...

* Eta Biter * Etrich-Wels 1906 glider – Igo Etrich & Franz Wels * FAB 3 – ''Flugtechnische Arbeitsgemeinschaft an der Ingenieurschule Beuth'' * Fisher-Boretzki Fibo 2a – Hans Fischer & Boretzki *

Focke-Wulf Kranich III Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG () was a German manufacturer of civil and military aircraft before and during World War II. Many of the company's successful fighter aircraft designs were slight modifications of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. It is one of the ...

* Freiherr von Lüttwitz glider * Fulda Erlkönig – ''Modell-und Segelflugverein'', Fulda *

Fulda Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. History ...

– ''Modell-und Segelflugverein'', Fulda * Glasfaser Nimeta – Nimbus 4 / Eta amalgam *Glasflügel **

Glasflügel BS-1 The Glasflügel BS-1, sometimes called the Björn Stender BS-1 or the Stender BS-1, is a West German, high-wing, single seat, T-tailed, FAI Open Class glider that was designed by Björn Stender and produced by Glasflügel.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sa ...

** Glasflügel H-30 GFK ** Glasflügel H-101 Salto ** Glasflügel H-201 Standard-Libelle ** Glasflügel H-301 Libelle ** Glasflügel 202 Standard-Libelle ** Glasflügel 203 Standard-Libelle ** Glasflügel 204 Standard-Libelle **

Glasflügel 205 Club Libelle The Glasflügel 205 Club Libelle is a high wing, T-tailed, single seat glider that was designed and produced in West Germany by Glasflügel for club and rental use.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', page 80, Soaring Soc ...

** Glasflügel 206 Hornet ** Glasflügel Hornet C **

Glasflügel 303 Mosquito The firm Glasflügel (german: glass wings) was founded by Eugen Hänle in 1962 and was located in Schlattstall, south of Kirchheim unter Teck. It was the first firm to manufacture a glass-fibre sailplane in large numbers. It was also responsible ...

** Glasflügel 304 **

Glasflügel 401 Kestrel The firm Glasflügel (german: glass wings) was founded by Eugen Hänle in 1962 and was located in Schlattstall, south of Kirchheim unter Teck. It was the first firm to manufacture a glass-fibre sailplane in large numbers. It was also responsible ...

Glasflügel 402 The Glasflügel 402 is a German sailplane developed by the glider manufacturer Glasflügel. Specifications See also *List of gliders This is a list of gliders/ sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, w ...

Glasflügel 604 The Glasflügel 604 is a high-wing, T-tailed, single seat, FAI Open Class glider that was designed and produced in West Germany by Glasflügel starting in 1970.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', page 81, Soaring Society o ...

Hansjörg Streifeneder Falcon The Hansjörg Streifeneder Falcon is a German sailplane developed by the glider manufacturer Glasflügel. Specifications See also *List of gliders This is a list of gliders/ sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders wi ...

* Gnewikow Gne-3 – Karl Gnewikow * Görlitz I – ''D. L. V.-Gruppe, Görlitz'' * Göttingen IV Niedersachsen – ''Flieger Ortsgruppe Göttingen'' * Graf von Saurma Milan * Grob G102 Astir * Grob G103

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* Grob G104 Speed Astir * Gropp Zaunkönig – GROPP, Herbert * Günar 1 * Haase-Kensche-Schmetz HKS-1 * Haessler-Villinger HV-1 Mufli – man-powered – Helmut Haessler & Villinger * Hamborger Jung * Hamburg Störtebecker – ''Flugt. Verein'' Hamburg * Harbich Ha-12/ 49 Leopold Harbich developed from SG-38 * Harth S-1 (Friedrich Harth) * Heide FS-16 Wippsterz – Heide * Heidelberg Kurpfalz Sauzahn – R. Ek & H. G. Bader ''Wagonfabrik Fuchs'', Heidelberg * Heinkel Greif II – Heinkel Speyer – ''Ernst Heinkel A.G.'' * Heinkel He 162S *'' Helios (glider)'' – Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Berlin – (HFS Berlin) * Hentzens Maikäfer * HG-1 Tölpel * Hirth-Hütter Goevier III – Dipl.-Ing. Wolf Hirth/Wolfgang Hütter. * Hofmann Schloß Mainberg – H. Hofmann ''Kegel-Flugzeugbau'', Kassel *

HpH 304 HpH 304 is a family of sailplanes ranging from a single-seat composite 15 metre Class to a two-place 20 metre Open Class manufactured by the Czech company HpH Ltd. The sailplane was derived from a glider made by Glasflügel between 1980 and ...

– =HpH Ltd * Hoffmann H-36 Dimona – Wolf Hoffmann Flugzeugbau KG * Horten-Schäfer Aachen – designed by Reimar Horten & Schäfer_ built by ''Christiani Wassertechnik GmbH'' * Icaré 1 – Stuttgart University – Solar powered motorglider * Icaré 2 – Stuttgart University – Solar powered motorglider * Illerfalke *

Junkers Ju 322 The Junkers Ju 322 ''Mammut'' (German for mammoth) was a heavy transport military glider, resembling a giant flying wing, proposed for use by the ''Luftwaffe'' in World War II; only two prototypes were completed, a further 98 were scrapped before ...

''Mammut'' – Mammoth – ''Junkers Flugzeug-Werke A.G.'' Dessau * Jupp-Pitter * Ka-1 * Ka-2 * Ka-3 * Ka-4 * Ka-6 * Ka-7 * Ka-8 * Ka-10 * ASK 13 * Kassel 1926 glider – PAUL, Fritz * Kegel III – Max Kegel * Kirchner Futurum * Kirchner Hessenland – Wilhelm Kirchner – ''Niederhessischer Verein für Luftfahrt'' * Kirchner La Pruvo – Wilhelm Kirchner at Kassel * Köhl Nurflügler – Hermann Köhl aka Koehl Ko-1 * Kolibri-B – ''Sportverein Merseburg'' * Königsberg Lüwa III – ''Ostpreußischer Verein für Luftfahrt'', Königsberg * Konrad Ko Ro-4 – F. Konrad – ''Konrad-Segelflugzeugbau'', Rosenheim (Obb.) * Kortenbach & Rauh Kora 1 – designed by Schultes, Seidel and Putz * Krekel Grille – Paul Krekel- ''Hans H. Hünebeck, Metall- und Rohrbau'', Duisburg. * Krüger Schlägel und Eisen – Hermann Landmann & Nowack * Ksoll Breslau – J. Ksoll * Ksoll Galgenvogel I – J. Ksoll * Ksoll Galgenvogel III – J. Ksoll * Kurten Sie3 – Siebert Sie3? * Langhammer L-10 Libelle – Egon Scheibe / Bitz-Linner-Zoller * Laubenthal Lore – Paul Laubenthal * LCF-II – ''Luftsport-Club Friedrichshafen'' * LFG Boot-Phönix – G. Baatz – LFG (''Luftfahrzeug-Ges.''), Stralsund * Lilienthal Hang Gliders *

LO 120 S The LO 120 S is a German parasol-wing, pusher configuration, open-cockpit, two-seats in tandem motor glider that was designed and produced by LO-Fluggerätebau. When it was available it was supplied as a kit for amateur construction and meet ...

– LO-Fluggerätebau *

Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau Rolladen-Schneider was a major glider manufacturer. It originally made rolling doors and shutters and was run by Willi and Walter Schneider based in Egelsbach near Frankfurt, Germany. Walter was a keen glider pilot and recruited a sailplane des ...

LS1 LS1 may refer to: * Central Leeds postcode * GM LS engine "LS engine" is the colloquial name given to the third and fourth generation small-block V8 gasoline engine used in General Motors' vehicles. The name evolved from the need to differe ...

(Standard Class) ** LSD Ornith (two seater prototype) ** LS2 (15 metre Class, though before the present classes existed) ** LS3 (15 metre Class) ** LS4 (Standard Class) ** LS5 (22 metre prototype only) ** LS6 (15 metre Class with optional tips to give 17.5 metres or 18 metre spans) **

LS7 LS7 may refer to: Vehicles * General Motors LS7, a small-block V8 gasoline engine * Hongqi LS7, a 2022–present Chinese full-size luxury SUV * IM LS7, a 2021 Chinese electric mid-size SUV concept * Rolladen-Schneider LS7 The Rolladen-Schneide ...

(Standard Class) ** LS8 (Standard Class with optional tips to give 18 metre span) ** LS9 (18 metre self-launching glider – 10 built) **

LS10 The Rolladen-Schneider LS10 is an 18 metre sailplane designed in Germany by Rolladen-Schneider. A prototype flew in 2003. After Rolladen-Schneider was placed in receivership the sailplane entered production by DG Flugzeugbau. Certification wa ...

(15 metre Class and 18 metre Class) ** LS11 (Two Seater Class) – prototype in development by

Köln9 * Lutz Welu-48 * Luty Ly-542 K Stösser – Lüty, Paul – ''Sportflugzeugbau'', Hülserstrasse 398, Krefeld * M&D Flugzeugbau Samburo * Mähr.-Schönberg S. E. II – H. Kromer – ''Deutscher Fliegerbund'', Mähr.-Schönberg * Markmann Mark-10 * Martens Pegasus – A. Martens * Martens S – A. Martens * Meinigen * Meusel M-IV – Horst Meusel – ''Verein für Luftfahrt e.V.'', Zittau * Milbert Hansa – Milbert – ''Hamburger Flugzeugbau'' (?) * Milomei M1 Michael-Lorenz Meier * Milomei M2 * Moazagotl – (Hirth ordered, Wenk designed, Schneider built) * Möller Stormann – ''Flugzeugbau Möller'' * Eichhorn Möwe – Eichhorn – ''NSFK Ortsgruppe'' Bielefeld * Nipp Bremen-Lane – Ernst Nipp * Niemcy Bräutigam * Nürnberg D-14 Doppeldecker – E. Ittner – ''Nordbayr. Luftfahrtverband'', Nürnberg * Oller Dussel * Onigkeit 1938 glider – Otto Onigkeit * OziteThoenes, A. (?) – ''OZITE-Verkaufs GmbH'' * Pelzner C – Pelzner, Willy * Pelzner Hang Glider * Pelzner Hängegleiter 1920 – Willy Pelzner * Peyean Boot I – K. Peyean * Peyean Boot II – K. Peyean * Peyean Schwalbe – K. Peyean * Pflumm Schleppgleiter *

Platz glider The Platz glider was a very simple, though unusual, collapsible canard (aeronautics), canard glider (aircraft), glider designed and tested in Germany in the early 1920s. The Platz glider predated the well known Rogallo designs by over two decade ...

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Reinhold Platz Reinhold Platz (16 January 1886 – 15 September 1966) was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer in service of the Dutch company Fokker. Platz was hired by Fokker in 1912 as a welder. His first hands-on projects were to weld the frame pa ...

* Richter Möwe – Hans Richter * Riedel PR-1 – Peter Riedel * Riedel PR-2 – Peter Riedel * Rostock M III – Kreckel, P. – ''Mecklenburgische Aero-Klub'', Rostock' *'' Roter Vogel'' – Baumer Aero Company * Saurma-Jeltsch motor-glider *

Schempp-Hirth Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH is a glider manufacturer based in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany. History Martin Schempp founded his own company in Göppingen in 1935, with the assistance of Wolf Hirth. The company was initially called "Sportfl ...

** Göppingen Gö 1 ''Wolf'' sailplane, 1935 ** ... **

Göppingen Gö 9 The Göppingen Gö 9 was a German research aircraft built to investigate the practicalities of powering a plane using a pusher propeller located far from the engine and turned by a long driveshaft. Design and development In 1937, Claudius Dor ...

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Dornier Do 335 The Dornier Do 335 ''Pfeil'' ("Arrow") was a heavy fighter built by Dornier for Germany during World War II. The two-seater trainer version was called ''Ameisenbär'' ("anteater"). The ''Pfeil''s performance was predicted to be better than other ...

''Pfeil'', 1941 ** Standard Austria sailplane line **

Schempp-Hirth SHK The Schempp-Hirth SHK Open Class glider was developed in Germany by Schempp-Hirth. It was based on the 1964 version of the Standard Austria, known as the SH. The Austria was originally a single-seat aerobatic glider that had been designed and ...

Cirrus Cirrus may refer to: Science *Cirrus (biology), any of various thin, thread-like structures on the body of an animal *Cirrus (botany), a tendril *Infrared cirrus, in astronomy, filamentary structures seen in infrared light *Cirrus cloud, a type ...

Standard Cirrus The Standard Cirrus is a German Standard-class glider built by Schempp-Hirth. The Standard Cirrus was produced between 1969 and 1985, when it was replaced by the Discus. Over 800 examples were built, making it one of the most successful earl ...

** Discus ** Discus-2 ** Ventus ** Ventus-2 ** Ventus-3 **

Nimbus Nimbus, from the Latin for "dark cloud", is an outdated term for the type of cloud now classified as the nimbostratus cloud. Nimbus also may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Halo (religious iconography), also known as ''Nimbus'', a ring of ligh ...

** Nimbus-2 ** Nimbus-3 ** Nimbus-4 ** Mini-Nimbus **

Janus In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; la, Ianvs ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces. The month of January is named for Janu ...

** Duo Discus ** Arcus **

Quintus Quintus is a male given name derived from '' Quintus'', a common Latin forename (''praenomen'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Quintus derives from Latin word ''quintus'', meaning "fifth". Quintus is an English masculine given name and ...

* Schlesien in Not * Schmid MS-4 – M. Schmid * Schmid MS-5 * Schmid S-1 * Schröder-Peters SP-1 V1 – SCHRÖDER, Josef & Heinz Peters – ''Flugzeugbau Köhler''/ Peters, Fulda * Schul-Marczinski Stadt Magdeburg * Schwarzwald-Flugzeugbau Donaueschingen Ibis (RLM 108–64) * Schwarzwald-Flugzeugbau Donaueschingen Strolch (RLM 108–62) * Seehase MD-2 – Hans Seehase * Seiler D-1 * Siebert Sie-3 – designer Wilhelm Kurten – production Siebert * SM-5 (glider) * Stähls Lo 170 – Bodo Stähls * Steinleher-Huber SH-2H – Fritz Steinleher sen., Peter Huber * Strandpromenade * Strauber-Frommhold Mistral – Strauber-Frommhold GmbH * Sturm Super Orchidee – Bräutigam, Bernhard * Stuttgart I – P Brenner- ''Flugtechnischer Verein'' Stuttgart * Stuttgart II – P. Brenner & M. Schrenk – ''Flugtechnischer Verein'' Stuttgart * Thoenes Alexander-der-Kleine – A. Thoenes * Udet Alpensegler – 1927, design P.Zarbl, calculation Fritz Wertenson * Ursinus 1925 – URSINUS, Oskar – man-powered ornithopter * Wagener H.F.V. 17 Pirat – H. Wagener *'' Westpreussen (glider)'' – Heinrich Hofmann * WWS WM-1 – ''Wiegand und Wisser Sportflugzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG'' * Wimmer-Dewald Leonardo 2000 – Josef Immer & Alexander Dewald * Wind Wi-1 – Willy Wind *'' Windhund'' – ''Hohmuth-Konstruktion der Berliner Segelflieger'' *'' Württemberg (glider)'' – Wolf Hirth * Zeise-Nesemann Bird – Zeise & A. Nesemann * Zeise-Nesemann Senator – A. Nesemann * Zwickau Sorgenkind – ''Flugtechnischer Verein'', Zwickau * Zeise 1921 MPA

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