This list includes any types which had 10 or more aircraft built or types which are important to glider development. All the gliders in this list can be found in the J2MCL web site with individual pages for each type.[1] This list does not include Motor glider types. (N.B. Some specifications are quoted with the wrong units!!)
+ Sortable List Of Significant Glider types | |||||||||||||||
Model | Manufacturer / Designer | Origin | Image | Year | Class | Seats | Span | A/R | L/D | VL/Dmax | Min sink | Vne | Empty | Maximum | Built |
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Air 100 | Arsenal | 1947 | 1 | 18m (59feet) | 18 | 30:1 | 64km/h | 0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 220km/h | 284kg (626lb) | 374kg (825lb) | 43 | |||
Arcus | Schempp-Hirth | 2009 | Two Seater | 2 | 20m (70feet) | 25.7 | 50:1 | 0.56abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 280km/h | 430kg (950lb) | 800kg (1,800lb) | ||||
ASG 29 | Schleicher | 2005 | 15 meter 18 meter | 1 | 15mor18mm (49feetor59feetm) | 30.4 | 52:1 | 0.47abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 270km/h | 280kg (620lb) | 600kg (1,300lb) | 246+ | |||
ASG 32 | Schleicher | 2014 | Two Seater | 2 | 20m (70feet) | 25.5 | 0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 280km/h | 490kg (1,080lb) | 850kg (1,870lb) | |||||
ASH 25 | Schleicher | 1996 | Dual | 2 | 25.6m (84feet) | 39.8 | 60:1 | 0.42abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 280km/h | 478kg (1,054lb) | 750kg (1,650lb) | 260+ | |||
ASH 26 | Schleicher | 1996 | 18 meter | 1 | 18m (59feet) | 27.7 | 50:1 | 0.48abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 270km/h | 360kg (790lb) | 525kg (1,157lb) | 234 | |||
ASH 31 | Schleicher | 2009 | Open | 1 | 18m or 21m | 33.5 | 56:1 | 435kg (959lb) | 700kg (1,500lb) | 100+ | |||||
Schleicher | 1966 | Dual | 2 | 16m | 14.6 | 27:1 | 90km/h | 0.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200km/h | 295kg (650lb) | 480kg (1,060lb) | 700+ | |||
ASK 21 | Schleicher | 1979 | Dual | 2 | 17m (56feet) | 16.1 | 34:1 | 0.64abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 280km/h | 360kg (790lb) | 600kg (1,300lb) | 900+ | |||
ASK 23 | Schleicher | 1983 | Club | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 17.4 | 34:1 | 80km/h | 0.62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 220km/h | 230kg (510lb) | 380kg (840lb) | 153 | ||
Astir | Grob | 1975 | Standard Class | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 18.2 | 38:1 | 93km/h | 0.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 250km/h | 250kg (550lb) | 450kg (990lb) | 1240+ | ||
ASW 12 | Schleicher | 1965 | Open | 1 | 18.3m (60feet) | 25.8 | 46:1 | 0.49abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200km/h | 276kg (608lb) | 400kg (900lb) | 15 | |||
ASW 15 | Schleicher | 1968 | Standard | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 20.45 | 38:1 | 89km/h | 0.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 220km/h | 250kg (550lb) | 408kg (899lb) | 449 | ||
ASW 17 | Schleicher | 1971 | Open | 1 | 20m (70feet) | 27 | 48:1 | 0.49abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 250km/h | 415kg (915lb) | 610kg (1,350lb) | 55 | |||
ASW 19 | Schleicher | 1975 | Standard | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 20 | 38:1 | 0.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 250km/h | 245kg (540lb) | 454kg (1,001lb) | 425 | |||
Schleicher | 1977 | 15 meter | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 21.4 | 42.5:1 | 120km/h | 0.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 280km/h | 260kg (570lb) | 525kg (1,157lb) | 905 | |||
ASW 22 | Schleicher | 1981 | Open | 1 | 26.6m26.6m (87.3feet) | 38.3 | 62:1 | 95km/h | 0.41abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 280 km/h280km/h | 465kg (1,025lb) | 1023kg (2,255lb) | 87 | ||
ASW 24 | Schleicher | 1987 | Standard | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 22.5 | 43:1 | 0.58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 270km/h | 230kg (510lb) | 500kg (1,100lb) | 249 | |||
ASW 27 | Schleicher | 1997 | 15m Class | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 25 | 48:1 | 0.58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 285km/h | 245kg (540lb) | 500kg (1,100lb) | 237+ | |||
ASW 28 | Schleicher | 2000 | Standard | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 21.4 | 45:1 | 0.56abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 270km/h | 240kg (530lb) | 525kg (1,157lb) | 144 | |||
B-4 | Pilatus | 1966 | Standard | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 16 | 35:1 | 0.63abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 240km/h | 230kg (510lb) | 350kg (770lb) | 322 | |||
Baby Albatross | Bowlus | 1937 | Homebuilt | 1 | 13.6m (44.6feet) | 13.2 | 20:1 | 0.69abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 136kg (300lb) | 229kg (505lb) | 156 kits sold | ||||
Bergfalke | Scheibe | 1951 | Trainer | 2 | 16.6m (54.5feet) | 15.6 | 28:1 | 80km/h | 0.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 160km/h | 246kg (542lb) | 440kg (970lb) | 320+ | ||
BG-6 | Briegleb | 1939 | 1 | 9.86m (32.35feet) | 8.9 | 16:1 | 64km/h | 0.91abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 107kg (236lb) | 193kg (425lb) | 10 | ||||
BG-12 | Briegleb | 1956 | Homebuilt | 1 | 15.2m (49.9feet) | 17.7 | 34:1 | 90km/h | 0.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 217km/h | 227kg (500lb) | 409kg (902lb) | 350 kits | ||
Blanik | LET | 1956 | Dual | 2 | 16.2m (53.1feet) | 13.7 | 28:1 | 90km/h | 0.84abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 240km/h | 292kg (644lb) | 500kg (1,100lb) | 3000+ | ||
Br 901 Mouette | Bréguet | 1954 | 1 | 17.3m (56.8feet) | 20 | 35:1 | 85km/h | 0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 220km/h | 265kg (584lb) | 430kg (950lb) | 36 | |||
Br 904 Nymphale | Bréguet | 1956 | Dual | 2 | 20.4m (66.9feet) | 20 | 35:1 | 70km/h | 0.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 220kg (490lb) | 340kg (750lb) | 18 | |||
BS-1 | Glasflügel | 1962 | Open | 1 | 18m (59feet) | 23.1 | 44:1 | 84km/h | 0.54abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 310kg (680lb) | 450kg (990lb) | 20 | |||
Concept 70 | Berkshire | 1971 | 15 meter | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 18.3 | 39:1 | 249kg (549lb) | 397kg (875lb) | 21 | |||||
1967 | Open | 1 | 17.7m (58.1feet) | 24.9 | 44:1 | 85km/h | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 250km/h | 276kg (608lb) | 400kg (900lb) | 183 | ||||
Cirrus Standard | Schempp-Hirth | 1969 | Standard | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 22.5 | 38.5 | 0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 220km/h | 215kg (474lb) | 390kg (860lb) | 838 | |||
Kranich | DFS | 1935 | Trainer | 2 | 18m (59feet) | 15.5 | 30:1 | 80km/h | 0.7 m/s | 175km/h | 185kg (408lb) | 350kg (770lb) | 100+ | ||
Meise | DFS | 1940 | Olympic | 1 | 15m (49feet) | 15 | 25:1 | 66km/h | 0.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 220km/h | 165kg (364lb) | 290kg (640lb) | 952+ | ||
Reiher | DFS | 1937 | Performance | 1 | 19m (62feet) | 18.85 | 33:1 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200km/h | 230kg (510lb) | 315kg (694lb) | 7+ | |||
Rhönsperber | DFS | 1935 | Performance | 1 | 15.3m (50.2feet) | 1 |
|-|DG-100|Glaser-Dirks| ||1974|Standard|1|15m (49feet)|20.5|37:1|91km/h|0.95abbr=onNaNabbr=on|266km/h|230kg (510lb)|418kg (922lb)|327
|-|DG-200|Glaser-Dirks|||1977|15 meter| 1|15m (49feet)|22.5|42:1||0.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|238kg (525lb)|450kg (990lb)|192|-
|DG-300|DG| ||1983|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|21.9|40:1||0.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|238kg (525lb)|500kg (1,100lb)|511|-|DG-800|DG| ||1993|Self launch| 1|18m (59feet)|27.4|50:1||0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|344kg (758lb)|600kg (1,300lb)|401|-|DG 1000|DG| ||2000| Dual| 2|20m (70feet)|22.8|46.5:1||0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|415kg (915lb)|750kg (1,650lb)||-|Discus|Schempp-Hirth| ||1983|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|21.8|42:1||0.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|233kg (514lb)|525kg (1,157lb)|850+|-|Discus 2|Schempp-Hirth|||1998|Standard|1|15m (49feet)|22.2|45:1||0.591NaN1|250km/h|242kg (534lb)|525kg (1,157lb)||-|Doppelraab|Raab| ||1951|Trainer| 2| 12.7m (41.7feet)|9.05|20:1|55km/h|0.85m/s|190km/h|185kg (408lb)|380kg (840lb)|360|-|Duo Discus|Schempp-Hirth| ||1993| Dual| 2|20m (70feet)|24.4|46:1||0.58m/s|263km/h|410kg (900lb)|700kg (1,500lb)|500+|-|Eagle|Slingsby| ||1954| Dual| 2|17.8m (58.4feet)|14.8|31.5:1|83km/h||237km/h|372kg (820lb)|562kg (1,239lb)|17|-
|Edelweiss|Siren| ||1962|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|18|36:1|95km/h|0.65abbr=onNaNabbr=on|225km/h|238kg (525lb)|380kg (840lb)|52|-|FK 3|VFW-Fokker GmbH| ||1968|Open| 1|17.4m (57.1feet)|21.9|42:1|88km/h|0.53abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|240kg (530lb)|400kg (900lb)|13|-|Gö 1 Wolf|Schempp-Hirth|||1935||1|14m (46feet)|13|17:1|72km/h|0.961NaN1||145kg (320lb)|220kg (490lb)|6+|-|Gö 3|Schempp-Hirth| ||1935|| 1|17m (56feet)|16.1|28:1||0.611NaN1|219km/h|245kg (540lb)|350kg (770lb)|110|-|Gö 4 Gövier|Schempp-Hirth| ||1937|Trainer| 2|14.7m (48.2feet)|11.5|20:1||0.9abbr=onNaNabbr=on|200km/h|242kg (534lb)|410kg (900lb)|125
|-|Grunau Baby|Schneider| ||1931|| 1|13.6m (44.6feet)|13|17:1|61km/h|0.79abbr=onNaNabbr=on|150km/h|159kg (351lb)|250kg (550lb)|6000+|-|Hornet|Glasflügel| ||1974|Standard|1|15m (49feet)|23|38:1||0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|227kg (500lb)|420kg (930lb)|102|-|HP-11|Richard Schreder|||1962|| 1|15.85m (52feet)|26|37:1|89km/h|0.55abbr=onNaNabbr=on||181kg (399lb)|295kg (650lb)|42|-|HP-16|Richard Schreder| ||1971|Standard Homebuilt| 1|15m (49feet)|21.5|36:1|89km/h|0.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on||227kg (500lb)|419kg (924lb)|20 approx.|-|HP-18|Richard Schreder| ||1970|Homebuilt| 1|15m (49feet)|21.4|38:1||0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on|240km/h|213kg (470lb)|446kg (983lb)|180kits|-|Hü 17|Schempp-Hirth|||1938|Trainer|1|9.9m (32.5feet)|10.5|17:1|64km/h|0.981NaN1|160km/h|110kg (240lb)|210kg (460lb)|100+|-|Janus|Schempp-Hirth| ||1974| Two Seater| 2|20m (70feet)|23|43.5:1|110km/h|0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|355kg (783lb)|700kg (1,500lb)|300|-|JS-1 Revelation|Jonker Sailplanes| ||2006|Various| 1|18mor21mm (59feetor69feetm)|28.8|52:1||0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on|290km/h|280kg (620lb)|600kg (1,300lb)|100+|-|JS-3 Rapture|Jonker Sailpanes|||2017|15 meter|1|15mor18mm (49feetor59feetm)|32.8|55||0.54abbr=onNaNabbr=on||250kg (550lb)|525kg (1,157lb)|10+|-|Ka 3|Kaiser| ||1954|| 1|10m (30feet)|10.1|17.5:1|75km/h|0.95abbr=onNaNabbr=on|160km/h|100kg (200lb)|195kg (430lb)|15
|-|Ka-4|Schleicher| ||1955|Trainer| 2|13m (43feet)|10.3|19:1|79km/h|1.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on|170km/h|104kg (229lb)|400kg (900lb)|350+|-|Ka 6|Schleicher| ||1956|Club| 1|15m (49feet)|18.1|32:1 |80km/h|0.65abbr=onNaNabbr=on|200km/h|190kg (420lb)|300kg (700lb)|1000+ |-
|Kestrel|Glasflügel| ||1968|Open class| 1|17m (56feet)|25|43:1|97km/h|0.55abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|260kg (570lb)|400kg (900lb)|129
|-|Kirby Gull|Slingsby| ||1938|| 1|15.3m (50.2feet)|15.8|24:1|67km/h|0.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on|129km/h|172kg (379lb)|283kg (624lb)|11
|-|Kookaburra|Schneider|||1954|Trainer| 2|11.7m (38.4feet)|9.1|20:1|81km/h|1.05abbr=onNaNabbr=on|220km/h|220kg (490lb)|393kg (866lb)|44|-|Antares|Lange Aviation GmbH|||2003|18 meter/ Open|1|18 or 20m|31.7|56:1||0.49abbr=onNaNabbr=on|280km/h|460kg (1,010lb)|660kg (1,460lb)|50+|-
|Standard Libelle|Glasflügel| ||1964|Club| 1|15m (49feet)|23.6|39:1 |95km/h|0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|190kg (420lb)|300kg (700lb)|601|-|Lo-100|Vogt|||1952|Aerobatic|1|10m (30feet)|9.2|25:1|85km/h|0.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on|290km/h|150kg (330lb)|265kg (584lb)|45 aprrox.|-
|LP-15 Nugget|Laister| ||1971|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|22.1|36.5:1|93km/h|0.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on||193kg (425lb)|408kg (899lb)|15|-
|LS1|Rolladen-Schneider| ||1968|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|23.1|38.5:1||0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|230kg (510lb)|390kg (860lb)|464|-
|LS3|Rolladen-Schneider| | |1976|15 meter| 1|15m (49feet)|21.4|40.7:1||0.62abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|243kg (536lb)|472kg (1,041lb)|429|-|LS4|Rolladen-Schneider| ||1980|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)||40.5:1||0.61abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|238kg (525lb)|472kg (1,041lb)|1,048|-|LS6|Rolladen-Schneider| ||1983|15m Class| 1||15m (49feet)||44:1||0.58abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|250kg (550lb)|525kg (1,157lb)|375|-|LS7|Rolladen-Schneider| ||1987|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)||43:1|||270km/h|234kg (516lb)||164|-|LS8|Rolladen-Schneider| ||1987|Standard 18 meter| 1||15mor18mm (49feetor59feetm)||43:1||0.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on|280km/h|250kg (550lb)|525kg (1,157lb)|491|-|LS10|Rolladen-Schneider|||2003|18 meter| 1|18m (59feet)||50:1||0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on|280km/h|305kg (672lb)|600kg (1,300lb)|19|-|Mistral-C|ISF|||1976|Club| 1|15m (49feet)||37.5:1||0.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|225kg (496lb)|350kg (770lb)|75+|-|Monerai|Monnett| ||1978|Homebuilt| 1|10.9m (35.8feet)||28:1||0.85abbr=onNaNabbr=on|193km/h|100kg (200lb)|204kg (450lb)|100|-|Mosquito|Glasflügel|||1980|15 meter| 1|15m (49feet)||39:1||0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|242kg (534lb)|450kg (990lb)|202|-|Nimbus Mini|Schempp-Hirth|||1976|15 meter|1|15m (49feet)|23|42:1||0.57abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|235kg (518lb)|500kg (1,100lb)|159|-|Nimbus 2|Schempp-Hirth|||1971|Open| 1|20.3m (66.6feet)|28.6|49:1 |90km/h|0.49abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|276kg (608lb)|400kg (900lb)|183 |-|Nimbus 3|Schempp-Hirth|||1980|Open|1|22.9m (75.1feet)|32.2|55:1|95km/h|0.441NaN1|270km/h|392kg (864lb)|750kg (1,650lb)||-|Nimbus 4|Schempp-Hirth|||1990|Open|1|26.5m (86.9feet)|38.8|60:1||0.38abbr=onNaNabbr=on|285km/h|595kg (1,312lb)|820kg (1,810lb)|144+|-
|Pegase|Centrair|||1981|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|21.4|42.5:1|105km/h|0.62abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|252kg (556lb)|505kg (1,113lb)||-|Phoebus|Bölkow|||1964|Standard|1|15 m (49 ft)|17.1|37:1|90 km/h (56 mph)|0.65 m/s (128 ft/min)|200 km/h (124 mph; 108 kn)|220 kg (485 lb)|350 kg (772 lb)|250|-|PIK-16 Vasama|PIK|||1961|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|19.2|34.5:1|86km/h|0.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|166kg (366lb)|281kg (619lb)|56|-|PIK20|Eiri-Avion| ||1973|15 meter| 1|15m (49feet)|22.5|42:1|110km/h|0.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on|262km/h|235kg (518lb)|450kg (990lb)|425+|-|Professor|Lippisch| ||1928|Standard| 1|16.1m (52.8feet)||14:1||||166kg (366lb)|246kg (542lb)||-|PS-2|Franklin| ||1930|| 1|10.9m (35.8feet)|7.2|15:1||0.76abbr=onNaNabbr=on||100kg (200lb)|181kg (399lb)|54|-|PW-5 Smyk|Politechnika Warszawska| ||1993|World| 1|13.4m (44feet)|17.7|32:1||0.65abbr=onNaNabbr=on|280km/h|190kg (420lb)|300kg (700lb)|200+|-|Quintus|Schempp-Hirth|||2011|Open|1|23m|36||||270km/h|500kg (1,100lb)|850kg (1,870lb)||-|Rhönbussard|Schleicher| ||1933|| 1|14.3m (46.9feet)|14.5|20:1||0.75abbr=onNaNabbr=on|130km/h|150kg (330lb)|245kg (540lb)|200+|-|Salto|Start + Flug| ||1970|Aerobatic| 1|13.3m (43.6feet)|20.6|34.5:1||0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on|280km/h|182kg (401lb)|280kg (620lb)|72|-|SF-27 Zugvogel V|Scheibe| ||1964|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|18.7|34:1||0.64abbr=onNaNabbr=on|200km/h|210kg (460lb)|320kg (710lb)|120|-|SGS 1-26|Schweizer| ||1954|Club| 1|12.2m (40feet)|10|23:1|85km/h|0.88abbr=onNaNabbr=on|182km/h|202kg (445lb)|318kg (701lb)|700|-|SGU 2-22|Schweizer| ||1946|Trainer| 2|13.1m (43feet)|8.8|17:1|75km/h|1.07abbr=onNaNabbr=on||213kg (470lb)|408kg (899lb)|258|-|SHK|Schempp-Hirth|||1965|Open|1|17m (56feet)|20.2|38:1|87km/h|0.61abbr=onNaNabbr=on|200km/h|260kg (570lb)|370kg (820lb)|59|-|Spatz A|Scheibe| ||1952|Club| 1|15m (49feet)|19|29:1|72km/h|0.65abbr=onNaNabbr=on|180km/h|153kg (337lb)|265kg (584lb)|170|-|Skylark 2|Slingsby| ||1953|| 1|14.6m (47.9feet)|16|30:1|78km/h||215km/h|191kg (421lb)|308kg (679lb)|63|-|Skylark 3|Slingsby| ||1957|| 1|18.1m (59.4feet)|20.5|32:1|74km/h|0.56abbr=onNaNabbr=on|216km/h|253kg (558lb)|358kg (789lb)|70|-|Skylark 4|Slingsby| ||1961|| 1|18.2m (59.7feet)|20.5|36:1|76km/h|0.53abbr=onNaNabbr=on|228km/h|258kg (569lb)|376kg (829lb)|65|-|Standard Austria|Schempp-Hirth|||1959|Aerobatic|1|15m (49feet)|16.7|34:1|105km/h|0.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|205kg (452lb)|323kg (712lb)|81|-
|SZD-10 Czapla|SZD| ||1955|Trainer| 2|16m (52feet)|10.67|17:1|64 km/h64km/h|0.96abbr=onNaNabbr=on|160km/h|280kg (620lb)|435kg (959lb)|157|-
|SZD-19 Zefir|SZD| ||1958|| 1|17m (56feet)|20.6|35:1|95km/h|0.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on|220km/h|295kg (650lb)|405kg (893lb)|22|-|SZD-22 Mucha Standard|SZD| ||1958|Standard| 1|14.9m (48.9feet)|17.7|27.8:1|75 km/h75km/h|0.73abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|219kg (483lb)|350kg (770lb)|288|-|SZD-24 Foka|SZD| ||1960|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|18.5|34:1|87km/h|0.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on|260km/h|245kg (540lb)|312kg (688lb)|350|-|SZD-30 Pirat|PZL Bielsko| ||1966|Club| 1|15m (49feet)|16.3|33:1|82km/h|0.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|260kg (570lb)|370kg (820lb)|776|-|SZD-36 Cobra 15|PZL Bielsko| ||1969|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|19.4|38:1|97 km/h|0.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|275kg (606lb)|405kg (893lb)|290|-|SZD-41 Jantar std.|SZD|||1973|Standard|1|15m (49feet)|21.1|38:1|92 km/h (56 kn; 64 mph)|0.69abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250 km/h; 155 mph (135 kn)|244 kg (798 lb)|360 kg (798 lb)|159|-|SZD-42 Jantar 2|SZD| ||1977|Open| 1|17.5m (57.4feet)|29.5|50:1|103 km/h (56 kn; 64 mph)|0.77abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250 km/h; 155 mph (135 kn)|362 kg (798 lb)|458 kg (1,010 lb)|118|-|SZD-48 Jantar 2/3|PZL Bielsko|||1977|Standard|1|15m (49feet)|21|40:1|97 km/h|0.77 m/s|285km/h|274kg (604lb)|540kg (1,190lb)|677|-|SZD-50 Puchacz|PZL Bielsko| ||1979| Dual| 2|16.7m (54.8feet)|15.3|30:1|85km/h|0.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on|215km/h|370kg (820lb)|570kg (1,260lb)|300+|-|SZD-51 Junior|PZL Bielsko| ||1980|Club| 1|15m (49feet)|18|35:1|80km/h|0.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on|220km/h|242kg (534lb)|355kg (783lb)|261|-|SZD-55|PZL Bielsko| ||1988|Standard| 1|15m (49feet)|23.4|44:1|90km/h|0.48abbr=onNaNabbr=on|255km/h|215kg (474lb)|500kg (1,100lb)|110|-|SZD-56 Diana 2|PZL Bielsko|||2005|15 meter|1|15m (49feet)|26.04|50:1||0.45abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|182kg (401lb)|500kg (1,100lb)||-|T.21|Slingsby|||1944|Trainer|2|16.5m (54.1feet)|11.2|21:1|69km/h|0.89abbr=onNaNabbr=on|168km/h|272kg (600lb)|476kg (1,049lb)|226|-|Twin Astir|Grob| ||1976|Trainer|2|17.5m (57.4feet)||38:1||0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on|250km/h|390kg (860lb)|610kg (1,350lb)|291|-|Ventus|Schempp-Hirth| ||1980|15 meter Open| 1|15m (49feet)||46.5:1||0.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on|270km/h|243kg (536lb)|430kg (950lb)|611|-|Ventus 2|Schempp-Hirth| ||1994|15/18 meter| 1|15mor18mm (49feetor59feetm)||46:1||0.51abbr=onNaNabbr=on|285km/h|290kg (640lb)|525kg (1,157lb)|627|-|Ventus-3|Schempp-Hirth| ||2016|15/18 meter| 1|15mor18mm (49feetor59feetm)|||||280km/h|300kg (700lb)|600kg (1,300lb)|4|-|Woodstock|Jim Maupin| ||1978|Homebuilt| 1|11.9m (39feet)||24:1||||107kg (236lb)|204kg (450lb)|350 plans sold|-|Zuni|Applebay Sailplanes| ||1976|15 meter| 1|15m (49feet)|22|38:1|98km/h|0.55abbr=onNaNabbr=on|246km/h|243kg (536lb)|544kg (1,199lb)|20|}
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