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
 * Boeing Steel Truss Glider
 * 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 - John J. Montgomery
 * Montgomery Glider - John J. Montgomery
 * Montgomery Glider - 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