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Lists of aircraft
0–Ah Ai–Am An–Az B–Be Bf–Bo Br–Bz C–Cc Cd–Cn Co–Cz D–De Df–Dz E F G–Gn Go–Gz H–He Hf–Hz I J K La–Lh Li–Lz M–Ma Mb–Mi Mk–My N O P–Ph Pi–Pz Q R S T U V W X Y Z
pre-1914 Gliders Rotorcraft Human-powered aircraft (HPA) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Aircraft engines

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.

R

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)

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)

Renard

(Charles Renard)

Renard Décaplan Aéride

Rensselaer

(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

REP

(Robert Esnault-Pelterie)

Reussner

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

RFB

(Rhein-Flugzeugbau GmbH)

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)

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)

Rolladen-Schneider

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

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)

Rostock

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

Rostov

(Rostov Technical Institute)

Rostov GT-1 Kaganovich

Rotondi

(Gianfranco Rotondi)

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)

Ruhm

(UL RuhmAir Leichtflugzeuge / Mannfred Ruhm)

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)

Notes

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

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Lists of aircraft

By name
pre-1914 0–Ah Ai–Am An–Az B–Be Bf–Bo Br–Bz C–Cc Cd–Cn Co–Cz D E F G–Gn Go–Gz H I J K La–Lh Li–Lz M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Gliders List of human-powered aircraft List of unmanned aerial vehicle

By characteristic

Type	Aerobatic Bush planes Electric aircraft Flying wings Gliders Human-powered Prone-pilot Rocket-powered Flying boats and floatplanes STOL Supersonic Trimotors Triplanes Unmanned VTOL
Fuselage	Double-deck Narrow-body Wide-body
Weight Size	Maximum takeoff weight Light aircraft very light jets Large aircraft
Manufacturer	Airbus Antonov Boeing Bombardier Douglas / McDonnell Douglas Embraer Ilyushin Tupolev
Engine number	Twinjets Trijets Trimotors Four-engined jet aircraft
Range	Jet airliners Regional airliners
Use	Racers Regional airliner regional jet
Research	Early flying machines Experimental X-planes
Rotor-powered	Rotorcraft utility Tiltrotors
Executive Private	Business jets Light-sport aircraft Flying car

Other lists
By date and usage By tail number Most-produced

Military aircraft

Role

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Aviation lists
General	Aircraft manufacturers civil Aircraft engines manufacturers Flight test centres‎ Test pilot schools Airlines Defunct airlines Helicopter airlines Airports Aerobatic teams Civil Aviation Authorities Gliders Museums Registration prefixes Jet airliners Rotorcraft manufacturers Timeline
Military	Air forces Experimental Missiles UAVs Weapons
Accidents / incidents	Commercial airliners by location Fatalities by death toll General aviation Military By registration
Records	Airspeed Altitude Distance Endurance Firsts Large Most-produced aircraft Most-produced rotorcraft

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gliders_(R)