Summary
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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W edit
W.W.S. edit
(Wojskowe Warsztaty Szybowcowe – military glider workshops)
- W.W.S.1 Salamandra
- W.W.S.2 Żaba (Frog)
- W.W.S.3 Delfin (Dolphin)
Waco edit
- Waco CG-3A
- Waco CG-4A
- Waco CG-13A
- Waco CG-15
- Waco Primary
- Northwestern PG-1 (CG-4)
- Ridgefield PG-2 (CG-4)
- Waco PG-3 (CG-15)
- Waco LRW (CG-4)
- Waco LR2W USN transport glider
Wagener edit
(H. Wagener)
- Wagener H.F.V. 17 Pirat
Waibel-Butler edit
(Gerhard Waibel & Dick Butler & Loek Boermans & Johannes Dillinger)
- Waibel-Butler Concordia
Walker edit
(Sam Walker)
- Walker Aria
Wallisa edit
(Józef Walis)
- Wallisa S-I (Willis S.1 or Walis S-1) No.18 – Second Polish Glider Contest 17 May – 15 June 1925
- Wallisa S-III No.19 – Second Polish Glider Contest 17 May – 15 June 1925
Walters edit
(Fred Walters)
- Walters Sinbad I
Walther edit
(Don Walther of Christchurch, New Zealand )
- Walther Boffin-Coffin
Warczewski edit
(J. Warczewski – No.16 – Second Polish Glider Contest 17 May – 15 June 1925)
- Mechanik (glider) (Mechanic)
Warner edit
(Martin Warner & Allan J. Campbell)
- Warner Brolga
- Warner Kite 2
- Warner-Campbell Kite 1
Warszawa Uczniów Gymnazjum edit
(Chrzanowski-Gymnasiums in Warszawa)
- Warszawa Uczniów Gymnazjum glider
Wassmer edit
(Ets. Benjamin Wassmer / Wassmer Aviation SA)
- Wassmer WA 20 Javelot
- Wassmer WA 21 Javelot II
- Wassmer WA 22 Super Javelot
- Wassmer WA 22 Super Javelot 64
- Wassmer WA-22-28
- Wassmer WA-23
- Wassmer WA 26 Squale
- Wassmer WA 26 CM Squale Marfa
- Wassmer WA 28 Espadon
- Wassmer WA 30 Bijave
- Wassmer KBK-10
- Wassmer-SIREN H-230
Watson-Northrop edit
(J.P. Watson & Jack Northrop)
- Watson-Northrop 1929 glider
Weber edit
(Ernst Weber)
- Weber EW-1 – ANDRÖS, & MÜLLER
- Weber EW-2
- Weber EW-3 Libelle
- Weber EW-18
- Weber 108-16 RLM designation for EW-2
Weber edit
(Günther Weber - East Germany [DDR - Deutsches Demokratische Republik])
- Weber We-3 1971
- Weber We-4 1964
Weber-Landholf-Münch edit
- Weber-Landholf-Münch WLM-1
- Weber-Landholf-Münch WLM-2
Weiss edit
(José Weiss)
- Weiss 1914 glider
- Weiss Joker
- Weiss Olive
Weltensegler edit
(Weltensegler G.m.b.H)
- Weltensegler Feldberg aka Strandpromenade ?)
- Weltensegler Baden-Baden Stolz
Wenham edit
- Wenham Multiplane 1858
Westmacott edit
(R. J. Westmacott & K. Westmacott)
- Westmacott Skylark
Wezel edit
(Martin Wezel Flugzeugtechnik)
- Wezel Viva
- Wezel Apis 2
Whigham edit
(Eugene Whigham)
Whisper edit
(Whisper Aircraft)
Whitehead edit
(Gustave Whitehead, née Weiskopf)
- Whitehead 1897 glider
Widmaier edit
(Kuno Widmaier / IPE - Industria Paranaense de Estruturas)
- Widmaier GB-1 Quero
- Widmaier KW-1 Quero Quero
- Widmaier KW-2 Biguá
Widmer edit
(Hans Widmer / Matheus Avallone Sobrinho & Kurt Hendrich)
- Widmer HW-4 Flamengo (Flamingo)
Wiederkehr edit
- Wiederkehr GHW-1 Cu-Climber
- Wiederkehr GHW-2
Wiesner edit
(Jaroslav Wiesner)
- Wiesner Schrudim
Wikner edit
(Geoffrey Neville Wikner)
- Wikner Golden Sparrow
- Wikner-Lindner Secondary
Wilkes edit
- Wilkes BMW-1
Wilkinson edit
- Wilkinson Mk 1
- Wilkinson Mk 2
Wimmer-Dewald edit
(Josef Immer & Alexander Dewald)
- Wimmer-Dewald Leonardo 2000
Wind edit
(Willy Wind)
- Wind Wi-1[2]
Windward Performance edit
(Greg Cole)
- Windward Performance Perlan II
- Windward Performance SparrowHawk
- Windward Performance DuckHawk
- Windward Performance JetHawk
- Windward Performance GosHawk
Wishart edit
(Alfred William Wishart)
- Wishart 1930 glider
- Wishart Biplane glider
WLM edit
(WLM Flugingenieure / Rudolf Sägesser / Isler & Co, Wildegg / H. Sägesser, Flugzeugbbau, Herzogenbuchsee)
- WLM-1
- WLM-2
Wright edit
(Peter W. Wright)
- Wright Micron
- Wright MPA – man powered aircraft
- Wright Falcon[3]
Wright Bros. edit
(Wilbur & Orville Wright)
- Wright 1900
- Wright 1901
- Wright 1902
- Wright IV 1911
WS edit
(Warsztaty Szybowcowe – glider workshops)
WWS edit
(Wiegand und Wisser Sportflugzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG)
- WWS WM-1
Notes edit
- ^ "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ ZUERL, HUBERT (1955). Deutsche Segelflugzeuge (einschl. Motorsegler und Muster der Bundesrepublik Österreich) (PDF) (in German). MÜNCHEN: Aero-Verlag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Taylor, John W. R.. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1983. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2