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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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Babiński

(Zbigniew Babiński)

• Babiński 1912 glider[2]
• Babiński 1913 glider[2]
• Babiński II

BAC

(British Aircraft Company)

• B.A.C. I
• B.A.C. II
• B.A.C. III
• B.A.C. IV
• B.A.C. V
• B.A.C. VI
• B.A.C. VII
• B.A.C. VII Planette
• B.A.C. VIII Bat-Boat
• B.A.C. IX
• B.A.C. Drone

Bacerka

• Bacerka (glider)

Bachem

(Eric Bachem / Bachem-Werke)

• Bachem Leichtwindensegler
• Bachem Lerche[3]
• Bachem Thermikus

Backstrom

(Al Backstrom)

• Backstrom EPB-1 Flying Plank
• Backstrom WPB-1 Powered Plank
• Backstrom Flying Plank II

Baden-Baden

(Segelflugzeugwerke Baden-Baden)

• Baden-Baden glider

Bagalini

(BAGALINI, Marino)

• Bagalini Bagaliante
• Bagalini Colombo

Bailey-Moyes

(Bob Bailey / Moyes Microlights Pty Ltd)

• Bailey-Moyes Tempest

Baitler

(Miroslav Baitler / I. skupina konstruktérů Aero, Praha (Prague))

• Můra 1922

Baker McMillen

(Frank Gröss / Baker McMillen)

• Baker McMillen Cadet

Ball

(James Noel Ball)

• Ball 1929 glider
• Ball 1930 glider

Bange

(John J. Bange)

• Bange 1936 glider
• Bange Azure Star

Bange

(John J. Bange - Clifton, Queensland, Australia)

• Bange Azure Star (Bange Z-B-I)
• Bange Azure Star II (Bange Z-B-II)

Bango-Schmid

(Bango & Schmid)

• Bango-Schmid 1930 glider

Barbat-Dunn-Rigby

(BARBAT, Edward & DUNN, Colin & RIGBY, Colin)

• Barbat-Dunn-Rigby GBDR

Bǎrboi

(Ion Bǎrboi)

• Bǎrboi 1932 glider[4]
• Bǎrboi 1934 glider[4]

Bardin

(René Bardin)

• Bardin Alérion
• Bardin Alérion Biplace
• Bardin B-1 Vauville

Barel

(Graal Aéro / Max Barel)

• Barel Graal

Barnaby

(Ralph Barnaby)

• Ralph Barnaby 1909 glider

Baron

(A. Baron)

• Baron Aéro Ramo-Planeur[5]

Barratt-Bradley

(Jock Barratt & Harold Bradley / Waikerie Gliding Club)

• Barratt-Bradley Pelican 2

Barros

(Cláudio Pinto de Barros / Centro de Estudos Aeronáuticos (CEA) / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Bello Horizonte, Brazil)

• Barros CB-1 Gaivota

Barszczowski

(Walenty Barszczowski)

• Barszczowski 1913 Glider

Barta

(Karl Barta)

• Barta Dactylus 2
• Barta Dactylus 3

Bartel

(Ryszard Bartel)

• Bartel 1 Glider
• Bartel 2 Glider

Bartos/Nobel

• Bartos/Nobel BN-1 Phantom

Bates

(Carl Stephen BATES, Clear Lake, Iowa (USA) / Popular Mechanics)

• Popular Mechanics Glider

Baudoux-Orta

(Pierre Baudoux & José Orta / Ateliers Orta, Saint-Hubert, Belgium)

• Baudoux-Orta SBO

Ted Bauer

(Ted Bauer / San Gabriel Academy students, Californie, USA)

• Bauer Bird

Bäumer

(Bäumer Aero GmbH, Hamburg / Paul Bäumer)

• Bäumer B-1 Roter Vogel

Bazin

(Albert Bazin)

• Bazin 1904
• Bazin 1905
• Bazin 1909

Bazzocchi

(Ermanno Bazzocchi)

• Bazzocchi EB.1 Littore
• Bazzocchi EB.2

Bauer

• Bauer Bz.II

Beatty-Johl

• Beatty-Johl BJ-2 Assegai
• Beatty-Johl BJ-3
• Beatty-Johl BJ-4

Beaufort Gliding Club

(Lyon, Douglas – Beaufort Gliding Club, Victoria, Australia)

• Beaufort Gliding Club Zephyrus
• Beaufort Gliding Club Phoenix

Bede

(Jim Bede)

• Bede BD-2
• Bede BD-5S

Bekmanis

(Edvins Bekmanis)

• Bekmanis Gaigalina
• Bekmanis Spriditis

Bėkšta

(Romualdas Bėkšta)

• Bėkšta RB-11

Belin brothers.

• Belin bros. 1908 glider

Bellanger-Denhaut

(DENHAUT, François - BELLANGER Frères)

• Bellanger-Denhaut BD-1[6][7]

Belyayev

(Viktor Nikolayevich Belyayev)

• Belyayev BP-3
• Belyayev EF-1
• Belyayev EF-2

Benes

(Pavel Beneš)

• Benes LD 605 Haban - post-war military assault glider under construction, but cancelled 1951[8]

Bennett-Carter

(George Bennett & Richard Carter)

• Bennett-Carter Dottie S

Benz

(Ing. Hans Benz, Mönchen-Gladbach.)

• Benz Be-2

Berca

(Jorge Berca)

• Berca JB-1
• Berca JB-2
• Berca JB-3
• Berca JB-4

Berger

(M. Berger in Lyon and flown by Gardey)

• Berger 1905 glider[5]

Berkshire

(Berkshire Manufacturing Corporation)

• Berkshire Concept 70

Berkout

• Berkout (glider)

Berliaux-Salètes

• Berliaux-Salètes 1909 glider no.1[5]
• Berliaux-Salètes 1909 Pourquoi Pas? II[5]

Berliner Segelflugvereins

• Berliner Segelflugvereins 1923 primary

Bertelli

• Bertelli Aerostave

Bertin

(Bertin (glider constructor))

• Bertin Compact
• Bertin B-12

Besneux

(Alain Besneux)

• Besneux P.70

Bielany School

• Bielany School Glider

Bikle

(Paul Bikle)

• Bikle T-6

Bilski

• Bilski Mewa (Gull) No.14 – Second Polish Glider Contest 17 May – 15 June 1925

Bína

(Karel Bína / B. Metyš & J. Litomyšl Matoušek)

• Bína Litomyšl-1

Binder

• Binder EB28
• Binder EB29
• Binder ASH-25 EB28

Biot

• Biot Massia

Birdman

(Birdman Enterprises)

• Birdman Project 102 Windsoar

Birmingham Guild

• Birmingham Guild BG-100
• Birmingham Guild BG-135

Birò Regina

• Birò Regina

Birrlauf

(Benny Birrlauf)

• Birrlauf Beny I
• Birrlauf Gerspach

Bisser

• Bisser – Bulgaria

Bistrama & Puławski

• Bistrama & Puławski SL-3 No.8 – Second Polish Glider Contest 17 May – 15 June 1925

Blaicher

(Michal Blaicher)

• Blaicher B.1
• Blaicher B-38

Bland

(Lilian E. Bland – Ireland)

• Bland Mayfly

Błażyński

(Alojzy Błażyński)

• Błażyński Polon – First Polish Glider Contest August 1923

Bleriot

(Louis Blériot)

• Blériot II

Blessing

(Gerhard Blessing / Sportverein Merseburg)

• Blessing Rebell
• Blessing V-7 Gleiter-Max
• Blessing Kolibri-B
• Blessing Falter-Scooter

Bley

(Bley Flugzeugbau GmbH, Naumberg)

• Bley M-Condor[9]

Blogoslawienstwo

• Blogoslawienstwo

Blohm & Voss

• Blohm & Voss BV 40
• Blohm & Voss BV 246

Bock

(John W. Bock)

• Bock 1

Boeing

• Boeing Steel Truss Glider

Bohatyrew

(Michal Bohatyrew)

• Bohatyrew Motyl
• Bohatyrew Miś (Miś - Teddy Bear) (No.12) – Second Polish Glider Contest 17 May – 15 June 1925

Bohemia

(HALLER, Oldřich)

• Bohemia B.5

Böhm

• Böhm Schmankerl foot-launched rigid flying wing glider

Bölkow

• Bölkow Phönix
• Bölkow Phoebus

Bolton

• Bolton 1932

Bonn

• Bonn Helge
• Bonn I Vulkan
• Bonn Schlägel und Eisen

Bonnet

(Pierre Bonnet - Louis Clément - Henri Mignet)

• Bonnet double monoplan
• Bonnet-Clément BC-1
• Bonnet-Clément BC-7
• Bonnet-Mignet 1923 glider

Bonnet-Labranche

(Émile Bonnet-Labranche / Ateliers vosgiens Saint Dié)

• Bonnet-Labranche 1909 glider

Bonomi

(Aeronautica Bonomi)

• Bossi-Bonomi Pedaliante
• Bonomi BS.2 Balestruccio
• Bonomi BS.4 Basettino
• Bonomi BS.5 Ballerina
• Bonomi BS.7 Allievo Italia
• Bonomi BS.8 Biancone
• Bonomi BS.9 Bertina
• Bonomi BS.10 Ardea
• Bonomi BS.11 Milano
• Bonomi BS.12 Roma
• Bonomi BS.14 Astore
• Bonomi BS.15 Bigiarella
• Bonomi BS.16 Allievo Bonomi
• Bonomi BS.17 Allievo Cantù
• Bonomi BS.18 Airone
• Bonomi BS.19 Alca
• Bonomi BS.20 Albanella
• Bonomi BS.22 Alzavola
• Bonomi BS.24 Biposto Roma
• Bonomi BS.28 Alcione
• Bonomi BS.28 Aerodinamico

Borchn-Anemon

(BORCHN, A. A. & ANEMON, O. K.)

• Borchn-Anemon BA-1 Tandem (Борчн- Анмонов БА-1)

Borghese

• Borghese 1931 hyydroglider

Borzecki

(Jozef Borzecki)

• Borzecki Alto-Stratus
• Borzecki Cirrus
• Borzecki JB-4 Skowronek
• Borzecki Stratus

Bottini

• Bottini Mabo

Boulay-Ferrier

(Jacques Boulay & Hubert Ferrier)

• Boulay-Ferrier Condor[10]

Boulay-Menin

(Jacques Boulay & Menin)

• Boulay-Menin BM-1

Bourieau-Chapautau

• Bourieau-Chapautau glider

Bowers (glider constructor)

• Bowers Bantam

Bowlus

(Michael Bowlus)

• Bowlus BZ-1

Bowlus-du Pont

(William Hawley Bowlus)

• Bowlus M1-PU3
• Bowlus 1912 glider
• Bowlus Albatross 1 Falcon
• Bowlus Albatross 2
• Bowlus Albatross Senior
• Bowlus Dragontross
• Bowlus Flying Wing
• Bowlus Super Albatross
• Bowlus Super Sailplane
• Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross
• Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross
• Bowlus BA-102 Two-place Baby Albatross
• Bowlus BS-100 Super Albatross
• Bowlus BT-100 Baby Albatross
• Bowlus BTS-100 Two-place Baby Albatross
• Bowlus G-100 Galloping Gertie
• Bowlus-Criz MC-1
• Bowlus-Criz MC-1 1/2 scale
• Bowlus SP-1 Paper Wing
• Bowlus XCG-7
• Bowlus XCG-8
• Bowlus XCG-16
• Bowlus/Nelson Dragonfly
• Bowlus XBM-5 -
• Bowlus XTG-12 TG-12 - 1942 Bowlus XBM-5,2-seat tandem-seat, mid-wing training glider, XBM-5 = Experimental Bowlus Military, Design number 5
• Bowlus TG-12A: unrelated Bowlus-DuPont built M1PU3** 'Utility', 1 impressed ([designer Heath] McDowell, 1-place, Utility, 3rd design [?])

Bramingham

• Bramingham 1934 glider

Bräutigam

(Bernhard Bräutigam / Flugzeugbau Braütigam G.m.b.H. Weimar)

• Bräutigam Super Orchidee (D-STURM regn.)

Brditschka

(Heinz Brditschka)

• Brditschka Raab Krähe
• Brditschka-Militki MB-E1 Electric One
• Brditschka HB-21
• Brditschka HB-22[10]
• Brditschka HB-23

Breeze

• Breeze Oozle Bird

Bréguet

(Société anonyme des ateliers d'aviation Louis Breguet)

• Bréguet Br 900 Louisette
• Bréguet Br 901 Mouette
• Bréguet Br 902 Cinzano
• Bréguet Br 903
• Bréguet Br 904 Nymphale
• Bréguet Br 905 Fauvette
• Bréguet Br 906 Choucas
• Bréguet Br 907
• Bréguet Colibri
• Bréguet P-1
• Bréguet P-2

Bremen-Lane

• Bremen-Lane glider

Bremer

(Karl Bremer)

• Bremer Max
• Bremer Strolch
• Bremer Motorisiert SG-38

Briegleb

(William G. Briegleb)

• Briegleb BG-01 Utility
• Briegleb BG-02
• Briegleb BG-03
• Briegleb BG-04
• Briegleb BG-06
• Briegleb BG-07
• Briegleb BG-08
• Briegleb BG-12
• Briegleb BG-16
• NASA Dryden-Briegleb M2-F1
• Briegleb TG-9

Briffaud

(Georges Briffaud)

• Briffaud GB.1[11]
• Briffaud GB.2[11]
• Briffaud GB.9
• Briffaud GB.80 Aérovoilier[12]

Bright Star

• Bright Star Swift

Bristol

(Bristol Aeronautical Corporation)

• Bristol XLRQ

Bristol

(Bristol Aeroplane Company)

• Bristol Glider (1910)

Brno

(Brno Technical university)

• Brno Technical university ASP-3 – (a.k.a. NSv-3 Cyrillic acronym)

Broburn

(Broburn Sailplanes Ltd, Woodley)

• Broburn Wanderlust

Brochet

(Avions Maurice Brochet / Constructions Aéronautiques Maurice Brochet)

• Brochet Beynes-CAU
• Brochet Brocheteau
• Brochet MB-10 Ginette
• Brochet MB-20

Brochocki

(Stefan Brochocki, Witold Kasper and A. Bodek)

• Brochocki BKB-1

Brokker (glider constructor)

• Brokker (glider)

Brondel

(Christian Brondel)

• Brondel Cavok 10
• Brondel CB-12
• Brondel CB-15 Crystal
• Brondel Hélium
• Brondel ST-11
• Brondel ST-12
• Brondel ST-15

Brookes

(Wilfred Brookes)

• Brookes 1919 glider

Brown

(Vincent Brown & STC-GC (Sydney Technical College Gliding Club))

• Brown Two Seater
• Brown Rebel

Brown

(Leeroy Brown/ Southdown SkySailing Club)

• Brown 1931 glider

Bruni

(Giovanni Bruni / Aéroclub Vergiate)

• Bruni 3V-1 Eolo

Bryan Aircraft Company

See Schreder.

Brylinski

(Brylinski, Jacques & Wehrle, Jean)

• Brylinski JJ-2
• Brylinski JJ-3
• Brylinski Petrel

BS (glider constructor)

• BS 1K

BSV

(Berliner Segelflugvereins - HOHMUTH, Otto)

• BSV 1923 glider
• BSV Luftikus

Buchanan

(John Buchanan)

• Buchanan Ricochet

Bucher Leichtbau

(Heinrich Bucher) see Farner

Budig

(Friedrich Wilhelm Budig)

• Budig 1921 glider

Bums

• Bums glider
• Bünzli

(Bunzli, Henri René / Société de Construction d'Appareils Aériens, Levallois)

• Bünzli 1908 glider

Burbulmate

• Burbulmate

Busso

• Busso San Giorgio

Butterworth-Ypinazar

• Butterworth-Ypinazar Primary

Buxton

(G. Mungo Buxton)

• Buxton Hjordis
• Buxton Hjordis 2
• Buxton B-5
• Buxton Tailless Tailless

Buxton

(Jay Buxton)

• Buxton Roundair – Jay Buxton
• Buxton Transporter – Jay Buxton

Bydgoszczy

• Bydgoszczy Żabuś

Notes

Further reading

External links

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