List of gliders (R)

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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Raciti

(A. Raciti)

• Raciti Grifone

Raab

(Fritz Raab)

• Raab R2[2]
• Raab Doppelraab
• Raab Krähe
• Pützer Motorraab – built by Alfons Pützer

Raab-Katzenstein

(Raab-Katzenstein Flugzeugwerk GmbH (RaKa) - Antonius RAAB & Kurt KATZENSTEIN)

• Raab-Katzenstein RK-7 Schmetterling[3]

Rackaři

• Rackaři ŠBK-1 Racek-1

Radab

(Sven Olof Ridder & Harald Unden – Radab)

• Radab Windex 1100
• Radab Windex 1200C

Raddings-Locke

(J. E. Raddings & W. E. Locke / Hull Gliding Club, Hedon, Yorkshire, United Kingdom)

• Radlock Trainer

J. A. I. Reid

(J. A. I. Reid)

• Reid Small Glider

Reinhard

(Gerhard Reinhard)

• Reinhard Cumulus
• Reinhard Cirrus

Renard

(Charles Renard)

• Renard Décaplan Aéride

Rensselaer

(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

• Rensselaer RP-1
• Rensselaer RP-2
• Rensselaer RP-3

REP

(Robert Esnault-Pelterie)

• REP Type-1
• REP Type-2

Reussner

• Reussner J.C.R. 1
• Reussner Swift
• Reussner-Brown Biplace – Reussner, J. C. & Brown, T. A.

RFB

(Rhein-Flugzeugbau GmbH)

• Rhein Flugzeugbau RW-3
• RFB Sirius II

Ree-Miller

(Terry Miller & John Ree & Bill Ree)

• Ree-Miller Cherokee RM

Revallo

(Ján Revallo)

• Revallo R-1 Urpín

Reynard

(Reynard Glider Construction Co, Aylestone, Leicester, United Kingdom)

• Reynard R.4 Primary (aka Reynolds R.4 Primary?)

RFD

(Reginald Foster Dagnall / R.F.D. Co )

• RFD Primary Type AT (Dagling)
• RFD 2 Sailplane

Richardson

(Geoff Richardson)

• Richardson Golden Eagle

Richter

(Hans Richter)

• Richter Möwe

Ridgefield

(Ridgefield Manufacturing Company of Ridgeville, NJ)

• Ridgefield PG-2 – powered CG-4

Ridley

(Cyril Ridley)

• Ridley 1910 glider

Riedel

(Peter Riedel)

• Riedel PR-1 – Peter Riedel
• Riedel PR-2 – Peter Riedel

Rimsa-Miliunas

(Z. Rimsa, G. Miliunas)

• Rimsa-Miliunas Keva motorglider
• Rimsa Keva

Rio Claro

(Aero Clube de Rio Claro)

• Rio Claro Araponga

RLM

(Reichsluftfahrtministerium – Reich Ministry of Aviation) (Glider designations)

• 108-10 Schneider Grunau 9 primary glider (1929)
• 108-11 RRG Zögling 33 primary glider (1933)
• 108-14 DFS Schulgleiter SG.38 standard basic gliding trainer (1938)
• 108-15 RRG Zögling 12m primary glider (1934)
• 108-16 Weber EW-2 four-seat high-performance sailplane
• 108-21 Hirth Hi 21 two-seat sailplane
• 108-22 Hirth Hi 20 MoSe (for Motorsegler = motor glider); motorized glider
• 108-29 Fliege IIa primary glider (1935)
• 108-30 DFS Kranich II two-seat sailplane (1935)
• 108-47 Jacobs Rhönadler single-seat high-performance sailplane (1932)
• 108-48 Dittmar Condor I high-performance sailplane (1932)
• 108-49 Schneider Grunau Baby II glider (1932)
• 108-50 Jacobs Rhönbussard single-seat high-performance sailplane (1933)
• 108-51 Jacobs Rhönsperber single-seat high-performance sailplane (1935)
• 108-53 DFS Habicht single-seat acrobatics sailplane (1936)
• 108-56 Dittmar Condor II single-seat high-performance sailplane (1935)
• 108-58 Hirth Göppingen Gö 1 Wolf sailplane (1935)
• 108-59 Hirth Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa high-performance sailplane (1935)
• 108-60 Jacobs Reiher single-seat high-performance sailplane (1937)
• 108-61 Hütter / Schempp-Hirth Göppingen Gö 4 two-seat sailplane (1937)
• 108-62 Schwarzwald-Flugzeugbau Donaueschingen Strolch high-performance sailplane
• 108-63 Akaflieg München Mü13D Merlin high-performance sailplane (1936)
• 108-64 Schwarzwald-Flugzeugbau Donaueschingen Ibis
• 108-65 Dittmar / Schleicher Condor III single-seat high-performance sailplane (1938)
• 108-66 Schneider Grunau Baby III sailplane (1938)
• 108-67 Hütter Hü 17 sailplane (1937)
• 108-68 Jacobs Weihe high-performance single-seat sailplane (1938)
• 108-70 Jacobs Olympia Meise high-performance single-seat sailplane (1939)
• 108-72 Akaflieg München Mü17 Merle high-performance sailplane (1939)
• 108-74 FVA Aachen / Schmetz FVA 10b Rheinland high-performance sailplane

Roberts

(Donald Roberts)

• Roberts Cygnet

Roberts

(Frank Roberts)

• Roberts Primary

Robertson

( A. Robertson)

• Robertson Bamboo

Robinson

(John Robinson)

• Robinson Robin

Rochelt

(Günther Rochelt)

• Rochelt Flair 30
• Rochelt Minair
• Rochelt Musculair I
• Rochelt Musculair II
• Rochelt Solair I
• Rochelt Solair II

Rolladen-Schneider

(Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH / LS – Lemke-Schneider)

• Rolladen-Schneider LS1
• Rolladen-Schneider LS2
• Rolladen-Schneider LS3
• Rolladen-Schneider LS4
• Rolladen-Schneider LS5
• Rolladen-Schneider LS6
• Rolladen-Schneider LS7
• Rolladen-Schneider LS8
• Rolladen-Schneider LS9
• Rolladen-Schneider LS10
• Akaflieg Köln LS11
• Rolladen-Schneider LSD Ornith

Rolle

( J. Rollé)

• Rollé 1922 glider

Romeo

(Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali / Officine Meccaniche Romeo)

• Romeo Ro-35 (IMAM Ro-35)

Rosario

(Juvenelle Rosario – Florianópolis, Brazil)

• Rosario Skua

Ross

• Ross R-2 Ibis
• Ross R-3
• Ross RH-3
• Ross-Johnson RJ-5
• Ross R-6
• Ross-Stephens RS-1 Zanonia – Harland Ross & Harvey Stephens – Ross Stephens Aircraft Company of Montebello, California
• Ross-Stephens RS-3 Ibis – Harland Ross & Harvey Stephens – Ross-Stephens Aircraft Company of Montebello, California

Vernie Ross

(Vernie Ross)

• Ross Ranger I
• Ross Ranger II

Rostock

(Paul Krekel / Mecklenburgische Aero-Klub, Rostock')

• Rostock Primary
• Rostock M-I Baumeister
• Rostock M-II Mecklenburg
• Rostock M-III Rostock

Rostov

(Rostov Technical Institute)

• Rostov GT-1 Kaganovich

Rotondi

(Gianfranco Rotondi)

• Rotondi R-1 Gheppio
• Rotondi R-2 Tobia

Rotter

(Lajos Rotter)

• Rotter Karakan – Lajos Rotter – Boy Scout Group "Ezermester" – MOVERO
• Rotter Nemere – Lajos Rotter – Hungarian Aircraft Repair Works, Székesfehérvár
• Janka-Rotter Vándor with Zoltán Janka
• Rotter-Ágotay 1922 glider with István Ágotay

Rousset

(Mauritius Rousset)

• Rousset glider

RRG

(Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft)

• RRG Urubu Obs
• RRG Delta I
• RRG Ente – Alexander Lippisch & Fritz Stam
• RRG Hangwind – Alexander Lippisch
• RRG Hols der Teufel – Alexander Lippisch
• RRG Professor
• RRG Prüfling
• RRG Falke
• RRG Schuldoppelsitzer
• RRG Storch I
• RRG Storch V
• RRG Wien
• RRG Zögling
• RRG Fafnir
• RRG Fafnir 2 (São Paulo)

Rubik

(Ernő Rubik – father of the Rubiks Cube inventor)

• MSrE M-20 alternatively Rubik R-01 (retrospectively) or EMESE-B.
• Rubik R-03 Szittya I
• Rubik R-04 Szittya II
• Rubik R-05 Vöcsök
• Rubik R-06 Vöcsök
• Rubik R-07
• Rubik R-08 Pilis
• Rubik Győr 3 Motor-Pilis, possibly R-09.
• Rubik R-10 Szittya III
• Rubik R-11b Cimbora
• Rubik R-12 Kevély (Proud)
• Rubik R-15 Koma (Pard/Panthera)
• Rubik R-16 Lepke (Butterfly)
• Rubik R-17 Móka (Fun)
• Rubik R-20 (OE-01)
• Rubik R-21
• Rubik R-22 Futár (Courier)
• Rubik R-23 Gébics (Shrike)
• Rubik R-24 Bibic (Lapwing)
• Rubik R-25 Mokány (Little Devil)
• Rubik R-25-4
• Rubik R-26 Góbé (Chieftain)
• Rubik R-27 Kópé (Scamp)
• Rubik R-29
• Rubik R-30
• Rubik R-31 Dupla (Double)
• Gyõr-3 Motor-Pilis (Gyõr Soaring Club, Gyõr)

Rudlicki

(Jerzy Rudlicki)

• Rudlicki nr.1
• Rudlicki nr.2
• Rudlicki nr.3
• Rudlicki nr.7
• Rudlicki nr.8
• Rudlicki nr.9

Ruhm

(UL RuhmAir Leichtflugzeuge / Mannfred Ruhm)

• Ruhmer Swift Light
• Ruhmer E-Swift
• Ruhmer Swift Light PAS

Ruppert

(Ruppert Composite GmbH)

• Ruppert Archaeopteryx

Rutan

(Rutan Aircraft Factory)

• Rutan Solitaire

Ryley

(Leslie G. Ryley / Coventry Aero Club)

• Ryley Dragon-Fly 1914

Ryson

(T. Claude Ryan and Son)

• Ryson ST-100 Cloudster
• Ryson STP-1 Swallow

Notes

1. "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
2. "Raab R2 Kapitän Hoch". www.histaviation.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
3. ELIOTT-LYNN, SOPHIE C. (1 September 1927). "THE ZURICH INTERNATIONAL FLYING MEETING". Flight: 611 & 616. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

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