This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available)[1] Note: Any aircraft can glide for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer.

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IA

    • 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

I.Ae.

    • 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

IAR

(Industria Aeronautică Română) see:ICA-Brasov

ICA-Brasov

(Intreprinderea de Construcţii Aeronautice) c.f. URMV-3, ILL

I.C.A.R.

(Întreprinderea de construcţii aeronautice romȃneşti")

  • ICAR 1

IFIL

(Intreprinderea Forestierǎ di Industrializare a Lemnului)

Iggulden

(William Palmer Iggulden & Jack Iggulden)

  • Iggulden Bluebird
  • Iggulden Tandem 1929
  • Iggulden Termagent 3

IIL

(Întreprinderea de industrie Locală- Ghimbav) c.f. URMV-3, ICA-Brasov

Ikarus

(Ikarus Prva srpska industrija aeroplana, automobila i strojeva)

IKV

(Ilmailukerho Vasama)

Ilić

(Milos Ilić / Savezni Vazduhoplovni Centar, Vršac)

Ilyushin

(Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin / OKB Ilyushin)

IMPA

(IMPA - Industrias Metalúrgicas y Plasticas Argentinas S.A. ),

INAV

(Instituto Argentino de Vuelo a Vela)

  • INAV 1

Inteco

Velkomaravska, Czech Republic

  • Inteco L-213A

Isle of Wight gliding club

  • IOW Club glider

IPD

(Instituto de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento)

IPE

(Industria Paranaense de Estruturas)

IPT

(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[6]

IS

(Instytut Szybownictwa – gliding institute) – post World War II

IS

(Iosif Şilimon - Romanian constructor / designer) See:- IIL and URMV-3

Isaac

(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

ISF

(Ingenieur-Büro Strauber-Frommholf)

Issoire

IST

(Philippines Institute of Science and Technology / Antonio J. de leon)

  • IST L-10 Balang[7]

ITA

(Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica de São José dos Campos)

  • ITA Urupema

Itoh

(Itoh Hikoki Aviation / Yamasaki Yoshio)

  • Itoh D-1
  • Itoh C-6

ITS

(Instytut Techniki Szybownictwa – gliding technical institute)- pre World War II

  • ITS Jaskółka – Swallow. Low-wing aircraft. Drive: in-line engine. Seating arrangement: tandem. A mock-up for wind tunnel tests was created. Very good aerodynamic properties.
  • ITS Wróbel – Sparrow
  • ITS-II
  • ITS-IVB
  • ITS-7 Drozd – Thrush
  • ITS-8 – ing. Wiesław Stępniewski ( preliminary project ), ing. Boleslaw Wiśnicki ( idea: double bar system ). Then a project team was created at ITS, which included: ing. F. Kotowski, ing. Bolesław Wiśnicki, ing. Józef Niespał, ing. Marian Piątek, ing. Rudolf Wojciech Matz.

Ittner

(E. Ittner / Nordbayr. Luftfahrtverband, Nürnberg)

  • Nürnberg D-14 Doppeldecker

Notes

  1. ↑ "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gugju, Ion; Gheorghe Iacobescu; ovidiu Ionescu. Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905 – 1974. Brasov.
  3. ↑ "Aeronaves de la Aviación Naval Argentina a lo largo de su historia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Lambert, Mark; Munson, Kenneth; Taylor, Michael J.H., eds. (1991). Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1991-92 (82nd ed.). Coulson, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710609656.
  5. ↑ Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1984). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1984-85 (75th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Co. ISBN 0-7106-0801-2.
  6. ↑ Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1957). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59. London: Jane's All the World's Aircraft Publishing Co. Ltd.
  7. ↑ Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1955-56. London: Jane's all the World's Aircraft Publishing Co. Ltd.

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