List of gliders (I)

Lists of aircraft

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.

List of gliders
By constructor name

I

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.

IAR

(Industria Aeronautică Română) see:ICA-Brasov

ICA-Brasov

(Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice) c.f. URMV-3, ILL

I.C.A.R.

(Întreprinderea de construcții aeronautice romȃnești")

IFIL

(Întreprinderea Forestierǎ de Industrializare a Lemnului)

Iggulden

(William Palmer Iggulden & Jack Iggulden)

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)

Inteco

Velkomaravska, Czech Republic

Isle of Wight gliding club

IPD

(Instituto de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento)

IPE

(Industria Paranaense de Estruturas)

IPT

(Instituto de Pesquisas Technologicas de Sao Paulo)

IS

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

IS

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

Isaac

(A. C. T. Isaac)

ISF

(Ingenieur-Büro Strauber-Frommholf)

Issoire

IST

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

ITA

(Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica de São José dos Campos)

Itoh

(Itoh Hikoki Aviation / Yamasaki Yoshio)

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)

Notes

  1. ^ "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e 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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