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.

Bulgarian miscellaneous constructors

  • Bisser – Bulgaria
  • DAR Zdravka Vekilski – 1926 parasol single-seat glider, Hermann Vinter, 1 built – named after Lt Vekilski, Bulgarian national hero
  • DAR Rilski Orel – 1935 single-seat parasol training glider, span 15.82m – 3 built, 'Albatross', 'Chuchuliga' ('Lark') and 'Rilski Orel' ('Rilksi Eagle') – Rilski Orel won 1936 Olympic gold medal for flight qualities.[2]
  • DAR Zdravka Toprakchiev – 1926 parasol single-seat glider, Hermann Winter, 1 built – named after Mjr Toprakchiev, Bulgarian national hero[3]
  • Kometa Standard – L. Panov and D. Panchovsky
  • Kometa-Standard II – L. Panov and D. Panchovsky
  • Kometa-Standard III – L. Panov and D. Panchovsky
  • Lazarov Drang (Лазаров Дрангов) – Lazarov, Tzvetan – Bulgaria
  • Polkovnik Drangov – Lazarov, Zvetan – Bulgaria
  • Jerav (glider) – Bulgaria (Kranich II copy)
  • VSR Musachevo Jastreb[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "DAR Rilski Orel". Team J2mcL. 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "DAR Zdravka Toprakchiev". Team J2mcL. 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Shenstone, B.S.; K.G. Wilkinson (1963). The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II (in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 40–41.

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