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.
Ae, for "Dirección General de Aerotécnica", on the first period (1927–1936);
F.M.A., for "Fábrica Militar de Aviones", on the second period (1938–1943);
I.Ae., for "Instituto Aerotécnico", on the third period (1943–1952);
IA, meaning not specified, on the fourth (current) period (1952 to 2007).
IA.54 Cóndor Andino
IA.54 Carancho
IA AX-2
Ae, for "Dirección General de Aerotécnica", on the first period (1927–1936);
F.M.A., for "Fábrica Militar de Aviones", on the second period (1938–1943);
I.Ae., for "Instituto Aerotécnico", on the third period (1943–1952);
IA, meaning not specified, on the fourth (current) period (1952 to 2007).
I.Ae 25 Mañque
I.Ae 33
I.Ae 34 Clen Antú
I.Ae 34M
I.Ae 37G research scale glider
I.Ae 37P research scale glider/ powered glider
I.Ae 41 Urubu
I.Ae 41B
I.Ae 49
I.Ae 54 Carancho
I.Ae 56 Standard
I.Ae 58 Pucarà research scale glider
Horten XVI Colibri
Piernifero
(Industria Aeronautică Română) see:ICA-Brasov
(Intreprinderea de Construcţii Aeronautice) c.f. URMV-3, ILL
ICA IS-28
ICA IS-28M
ICA IS-29
ICA IS-30
ICA IS-31
ICA IS-32
ICA IS-33
IAR-35
(Întreprinderea de construcţii aeronautice romȃneşti")
ICAR 1
(Intreprinderea Forestierǎ di Industrializare a Lemnului)
IFIL RM-1 – (Vladimiir Nowiţchi)
IFIL RG-1
IFIL RG-2 – (Vladimiir Nowiţchi)
IFIL RG-3 – (Vladimiir Nowiţchi)
IFIL-Reghin RG-4 Pionier
IFIL RG-5 Pescăruş
IFIL RG-9 Albatros
(William Palmer Iggulden & Jack Iggulden)
Iggulden Bluebird
Iggulden Tandem 1929
Iggulden Termagent 3
(Întreprinderea de industrie Locală- Ghimbav) c.f. URMV-3, ICA-Brasov
IIL IS-4
IIL IS-5
IIL IS-7
IIL IS-8
IIL IS-9
IIL IS-10
IIL IS-11
IIL IS-12
IIL IS-13
IIL IS-18 – Iosif Şilimon
IIL IS-18/25 – Iosif Şilimon
(Ikarus Prva srpska industrija aeroplana, automobila i strojeva)
Ikarus Meteor
Ikarus Košava
Ikarus B.C.6 Kobac
Ikarus Košava – built by Ikarus Avijaticarski
Ikarus Košava II – built by Ikarus Avijaticarski
Ikarus Kosava 57
Ikarus Kosava 60
Ikarus Mačka
Ikarus Meteor 57
Ikarus Meteor 60
Ikarus Munja
Ikarus Orao I
Ikarus Orao II "Kico"/ IIb/ IIc
Ikarus P-453 M-W
Ikarus 920 Desant
Ikarus 920M
(Ilmailukerho Vasama)
IKV-3 Kotka
(Milos Ilić / Savezni Vazduhoplovni Centar, Vršac)
Ilić KBI-14 Mačka
Ilić Ilindenka
Ilić Ilindenka 1T
Ilić Ilindenka 2
(Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin / OKB Ilyushin)
Ilyushin Il-32
Ilyushin Mastyazhart
(IMPA - Industrias Metalúrgicas y Plasticas Argentinas S.A. ),
IMPA P-38
(Instituto Argentino de Vuelo a Vela)
INAV 1
Velkomaravska, Czech Republic
Inteco L-213A
IOW Club glider
(Instituto de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento)
IPD Urupema
IPD Urubu – (PAR PE-80367)
(Industria Paranaense de Estruturas)
IPE Quero Quero
IPE Nhapecan-1
IPE Nhapecan-2
IPE 02 Nhapecan
IPE 03
IPE 04
IPE 05 Quero Quero II
IPE 08
(Instituto de Pesquisas Technologicas de Sao Paulo)
IPT-01 Gafanhoto
IPT-02 Aratinga
IPT-03 Saracura
IPT-05 Jaraguá
IPT-06 Stratus
IPT-12 Caboré
IPT-14
IPT-15
IPT-17
(Instytut Szybownictwa – gliding institute) – post World War II
IS-A Salamandra – Salamander
IS-B Komar – Gnat
IS-C Zuraw – Crane
IS-1 Sęp
IS-2 Mucha – Fly
IS-3 ABC
IS-4 Jastrząb – Hawk
IS-5 Kaczka – Duck
(Iosif Şilimon - Romanian constructor / designer) See:- IIL and URMV-3
(A. C. T. Isaac)
Isaac 1910 glider (2 x hang glider)
Isaac 1923 glider (2-seat Primary)
Isaac 1929 glider (primary)
Isaac 1932 glider (A BAC VII, built from a kit)
Isaac biplane glider
(Ingenieur-Büro Strauber-Frommholf)
Strauber-Frommholf Mistral
ISF Mistral-C
Issoire D77 Iris
Issoire E78 Silene
Issoire PIK-20
Issoire PIK-30
(Philippines Institute of Science and Technology / Antonio J. de leon)
IST L-10 Balang
(Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica de São José dos Campos)
ITA Urupema
(Itoh Hikoki Aviation / Yamasaki Yoshio)
Itoh D-1
Itoh C-6
(Instytut Techniki Szybownictwa – gliding technical institute)- pre World War II
ITS Jaskółka – Swallow
ITS Wróbel – Sparrow
ITS-IV
ITS-7 Drozd – Thrush
ITS-8 – Wieslaw Stepniewski – built by Ing. Boleslaw Wisnicki, Ing. B. Kotowskt, Jozef Niespala & Ing. Marian Piatek
(E. Ittner / Nordbayr. Luftfahrtverband, Nürnberg)
Nürnberg D-14 Doppeldecker