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.
Japanese miscellaneous constructors
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Cumulus 5 – Japan
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Gannet G-4 Olympos
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Hikari 2.2
may refer to:
Places
*Hikari Station, a station on Sanyō Main Line in Hikari, Yamaguchi
*Hikari, Chiba, a former town in Sousa District, Chiba, Japan
*Hikari, Yamaguchi, a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
People
*Hikari (name), people and c ...
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Honjo K-16 Kamo – Honjo, Kiro
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Honjo-Miyahara Mita 2 – Honjo, Kiro & Miyahara, Asahi
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Itoh C-6 – Yamasaki Yoshio
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Keihikoki SS-2 – (''軽飛行機式 SS-2型上級単座滑空機'')
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Kimura HK-1
__NOTOC__
The Kimura HK-1 was a glider built in Japan in 1939 to investigate the possibilities of tailless aircraft. It was a single-seat design with an open cockpit, swept wings, and a single tail fin. The HK-1 made a total of 169 test flight ...
– Dr. Hidemasa Kimura
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Komadori Primary
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Kyushu 11 – SATO, Hiroshi & Osamu Hiroshi & Naka Maruta – Kyushu University
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Kirigamine K14
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Kirigamine Mita 3 – Kirigamine Glider Manufacturing Co
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L.A.D. Mita 3 Kai 1 – Light Aircraft Development Co.
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L.A.D. SS-2 – Light Aircraft Development Co.
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Muramaya Asahi 1
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Nihon N-70 Cygnus __NOTOC__
The Nihon N-70 Cygnus is a 1970s Japanese single-seat powered sailplane designed and built by the College of Science and Technology at the Nihon University.
Design and development
Design of the Cygnus started in April 1970 in the Depart ...
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Nihon University
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Nippi B4
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Nippi NP-100A Albatross – (''Nihon Hikoki Kabushiki Kaisha'' – Japan Aeroplane Manufacturing Co. Ltd.)
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Nippon Tombo
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Onishi OS-G3
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Yokosuka MXY5 Kugisho
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Yokosuka MXY8 (glider version of
Mitsubishi J8M)
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Yokosuka Shinryu
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Nihon N-70 Cygnus __NOTOC__
The Nihon N-70 Cygnus is a 1970s Japanese single-seat powered sailplane designed and built by the College of Science and Technology at the Nihon University.
Design and development
Design of the Cygnus started in April 1970 in the Depart ...
– ''日大式 N-70型「シグナス」動力滑空機'' – Nihon University
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Shindo Cirrus 2
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SM-206
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Tainan Mita 3 – Tainan Industry Co.
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Takatori SH-1
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Takatori SH-15
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Takatori SH-18
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Teruhiko Eagle – Teruhiko Ukai (''霧ケ峰式鷹型'')
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Tsuno Amphibie – Tsuno Takishiro – Kyushu University (''天風 水陸両用'')
Notes
Further reading
External links
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Lists of glider aircraft