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 AndinoIA.54 CaranchoIA AX-2Ae, 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 MañqueI.Ae 33I.Ae 34 Clen AntúI.Ae 34MI.Ae 37G research scale gliderI.Ae 37P research scale glider/ powered gliderI.Ae 41 UrubuI.Ae 41BI.Ae 49I.Ae 54 CaranchoI.Ae 56 StandardI.Ae 58 Pucarà research scale gliderHorten XVI ColibriPiernifero(Industria Aeronautică Română) see:ICA-Brasov
(Intreprinderea de Construcţii Aeronautice) c.f. URMV-3, ILL
ICA IS-28ICA IS-28MICA IS-29ICA IS-30ICA IS-31ICA IS-32ICA IS-33IAR-35(Întreprinderea de construcţii aeronautice romȃneşti")
ICAR 1(Intreprinderea Forestierǎ di Industrializare a Lemnului)
IFIL RM-1 – (Vladimiir Nowiţchi)IFIL RG-1IFIL RG-2 – (Vladimiir Nowiţchi)IFIL RG-3 – (Vladimiir Nowiţchi)IFIL-Reghin RG-4 PionierIFIL RG-5 PescăruşIFIL RG-9 Albatros(William Palmer Iggulden & Jack Iggulden)
Iggulden BluebirdIggulden Tandem 1929Iggulden Termagent 3(Întreprinderea de industrie Locală- Ghimbav) c.f. URMV-3, ICA-Brasov
IIL IS-4IIL IS-5IIL IS-7IIL IS-8IIL IS-9IIL IS-10IIL IS-11IIL IS-12IIL IS-13IIL IS-18 – Iosif ŞilimonIIL IS-18/25 – Iosif Şilimon(Ikarus Prva srpska industrija aeroplana, automobila i strojeva)
Ikarus MeteorIkarus KošavaIkarus B.C.6 KobacIkarus Košava – built by Ikarus AvijaticarskiIkarus Košava II – built by Ikarus AvijaticarskiIkarus Kosava 57Ikarus Kosava 60Ikarus MačkaIkarus Meteor 57Ikarus Meteor 60Ikarus MunjaIkarus Orao IIkarus Orao II "Kico"/ IIb/ IIcIkarus P-453 M-WIkarus 920 DesantIkarus 920M(Ilmailukerho Vasama)
IKV-3 Kotka(Milos Ilić / Savezni Vazduhoplovni Centar, Vršac)
Ilić KBI-14 MačkaIlić IlindenkaIlić Ilindenka 1TIlić Ilindenka 2(Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin / OKB Ilyushin)
Ilyushin Il-32Ilyushin Mastyazhart(IMPA - Industrias Metalúrgicas y Plasticas Argentinas S.A. ),
IMPA P-38(Instituto Argentino de Vuelo a Vela)
INAV 1Velkomaravska, Czech Republic
Inteco L-213AIOW Club glider(Instituto de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento)
IPD UrupemaIPD Urubu – (PAR PE-80367)(Industria Paranaense de Estruturas)
IPE Quero QueroIPE Nhapecan-1IPE Nhapecan-2IPE 02 NhapecanIPE 03IPE 04IPE 05 Quero Quero IIIPE 08(Instituto de Pesquisas Technologicas de Sao Paulo)
IPT-01 GafanhotoIPT-02 AratingaIPT-03 SaracuraIPT-05 JaraguáIPT-06 StratusIPT-12 CaboréIPT-14IPT-15IPT-17(Instytut Szybownictwa – gliding institute) – post World War II
IS-A Salamandra – SalamanderIS-B Komar – GnatIS-C Zuraw – CraneIS-1 SępIS-2 Mucha – FlyIS-3 ABCIS-4 Jastrząb – HawkIS-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 MistralISF Mistral-CIssoire D77 IrisIssoire E78 SileneIssoire PIK-20Issoire 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-1Itoh C-6(Instytut Techniki Szybownictwa – gliding technical institute)- pre World War II
ITS Jaskółka – SwallowITS Wróbel – SparrowITS-IVITS-7 Drozd – ThrushITS-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