List of gliders (P)

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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Pagliani

(Armando Pagiani)

• Pagliani Vittoria Armando Pagiani

Pajno

(Vittorio Pajno)

• Pajno V-1
• Pajno V-½ Rondine
• Pajno V-3

Paknys

(Antanas Paknys & A. Gysas)

• Paknys P-1 Uodas
• Paknys P-2 (Originally PAGY or PAGY-1 [some confuse P-2 with PAGY-2]
• Paknys PAGY-2 1938, fitted with 18–20 hp engine [sources vary as to conversion to or from motorglider]
• Paknys P-3 Nerija (Spit) [2]
• Paknys P-4 Termikas

Pánek

(Přemysl Pánek)

• Pánek P-2
• Pánek P-3
• Pánek P-4
• Pánek N-26-V Ostaš 1

Pánka (glider constructor)

• Pánka 1924 primary

Paolini

(Sfredo Paolini)

• Paolini SP-38[3]

Parker

(Raymond H. Parker / Richard H. Johnson)

• Parker RP9 T-Bird
• Parker-Johnson PJ-1 Tiny Mite

Parker

(W.L. Parker)

• Parker 2nd Ranger

Partenavia

• Partenavia P-56 Zefiro
• Partenavia Sea Sky

Pascoe

(E.A. Pascoe)

• Pascoe EP-1 Spruce Goose
• Pascoe EP-2 Super Goose

Pavelek

(František Pavelek)

• Pavelek P-1 1936 PAVELEK, František
• Pavelek P-2 1937 PAVELEK, František

Payne

(A. G. Payne)

• Payne Granta

Payne

(J. H. Payne / Imperial College, London)

• Payne I.C.1

Payre

(Georges Payre)

• Payre AM-56

Peak

(The Bedford Sailplane Design Group / Peak Sailplanes Ltd. / P. Mitchelmore)

• Peak 100
• Peak 200

Peel

(Peel / Peel Glider Boat Corporation, College Point, Queens)

• Peel Z-1 Glider Boat

Pelton

(Alfred Paul Pelton)

• Pelton Hawk
• Pelton Bat
• Pelton Bronzewing
• Pelton ground training machine

Pelzner

(Willy Pelzner)

• Pelzner C
• Pelzner Hängegleiter 1920

Penrose

(Harald J. Penrose)

• Penrose Pegasus Harald J. Penrose

Peregrine Sailplanes

• Peregrine Sailplanes KR-03 (Puchatek)

Perl

(Harry Perl)

• Perl PG-130 Penetrator

Pešta

(František Pešta)

• Pešta Peta-Z

Peterson

(Max A. Peterson / Peterson Sailplane Corporation)

• Peterson J-4 Javelin
• Peterson MAP-3 Medena

Petsuha

(A. I. Petsuha)

• Petsuha PAI-6 – (Пьецуха ПАИ-6)

Peulet

(Henri Peulet / Aéro-Club de Créteil)

• Peulet PC-1 Bigorneau
• Peulet Biplace Marcel Guittard

Peyean

(K. Peyean)

• Peyean Boot I
• Peyean Boot II
• Peyean Schwalbe

Peyronnenc

(Pierre Peyronnenc)

• Peyronnenc PP-1

Pfitzner

(Alexander L. Pfitzner)

• Pfitzner american glider

Phoenix Air

(Phoenix Air sro., Letrohrad, Czech Republic)

• Phoenix Air Phoenix

Piana Canova

(Flaminio Piana Canova)

• Piana Canova PC.100
• Piana Canova PC.500

Piattelli

(Piattelli, Fidia)

• Piattelli PH-3
• Piattelli PH-7

Pierce

(Percy Pierce)

• Pierce 0-2-1
• Pierce 1909 glider

Peyret

(Louis Peyret)

• Peyret Alérion Tandem

Piermarcucci

(Société Piermarcucci / Marcucci, Pier)

• Piermarcucci TST-3
• Piermarcucci TST-8 DM

PIK

(Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho)

• PIK-1
• PIK-2
• PIK-3
• PIK-3a Kanttikolmonen
• PIK-3b
• PIK-3c Kajava
• PIK-4
• PIK-5 Cumulus
• PIK-6
• PIK-7 Harakka
• PIK-12
• PIK-13
• PIK-14
• PIK-16 Vasama
• PIK-17a Tumppi
• PIK-17b Tintti
• PIK-20 Tiu
• PIK-22
• PIK-24 Pileus
• PIK-30

Pilatus

(Pilatus Aircraft)

• B4

Pilcher

(Percy Sinclair Pilcher)

• Pilcher Bat 1895
• Pilcher Beetle 1895
• Pilcher Hawk 1897
• Pilcher Triplane 1899

Pimoule

(J. Pimoule)

• Pimoule 1922 glider

Piotrków

(Piotrków Secondary School / Piotrkówa Uczniów)

• Piotrków School 1913 glider[4]

Piper Aircraft

• Piper TG-8
• Piper LBP
• Piper LNP

Pipistrel

(Pipistrel d.o.o Ajdovščina)

• Pipistrel Apis
• Pipistrel Apis-Bee
• Pipistrel Sinus
• Pipistrel Taurus
• Pipistrel Virus
• Albastar AS 18 – Albastar production

Pitrman-Pešta

(František Pitrman & František Pešta / Dílny PO MLL Praha, Maniny)

• Pitrman-Pešta PP-1 Tulák 37

Planar

(Planar Industria Aeronáutica S.A. - Argentina)

• Planar ASK-18 AR

Platz

(Reinhold Platz – Netherlands)

• Platz Zeilvliegtuig

Ploszajski

(Jerzy Ploszajski)

• Ploszajski KLS-II

Polikarpov

(Nikolaj Polikarpov / AMI)

• Polikarpov BDP[5][6]
• Polikarpov BDP-2[5][6]
• Polikarpov MP[5][6]
• Polikarpov PB[6]

Politechnika Warszawska

(Warsaw Polytechnic)

• Politechnika Warszawska PW-1 ULS
• Politechnika Warszawska PW-2 Gapa
• Politechnika Warszawska PW-2D – Mannschaft LKK – aka DWLKK PW-2D
• Politechnika Warszawska PW-3 Bakcyl
• Politechnika Warszawska PW-3V
• Politechnika Warszawska PW-4 Pelikan – Mannschaft LKK
• Politechnika Warszawska PW-5 Smyk – Roman Switkiewicz
• Politechnika Warszawska PW-6 – Roman Switkiewicz

Polyt

(Polyteknisk Flyvegruppe – Polytechnic flying club)

• Polyt I
• Polyt II
• Polyt III
• Polyt IV

Poncelet

(Paul Poncelet / Société Anonyme Belge de Construction Aéronautique)

• Poncelet Castar – Poncelet, Paul – SABCA (Société Anonyme Belge de Construction Aéronautique)
• Poncelet Vivette – Poncelet, Paul – SABCA (Société Anonyme Belge de Construction Aéronautique)

Popa

(Ovidiu Popa)

• Popa OP-1 – (Ovidiu Popa)
• Popa OP-22 – (Ovidiu Popa)

Popiou

(George Popiou)

• Popiou GEP[7]

Porte-Pirie

(Lieutenant John Cyrill Porte and Lieutenant Pirie)

• Porte-Pirie 1909 glider

Posnansky-Fronius

(Herman Posnansky & Bob Fronius)

• Posnansky-Fronius PF-1 White Knight

Potez

(Henry Potez)

• Potez P-VIII

Pottier

(Avions Pottier)

• Pottier JP 14-34
• Pottier JP 15-40

Poznań Aviation Circle

(Poznań Aviation Circle Motyl / Michal Bohattrew)

• Poznań Aviation Circle Motyl (Butterfly) No.20 – Second Polish Glider Contest 17 May – 15 June 1925

Pratt

(Percival Justin Pratt / AMSCO (Aircraft Manufactory and Supply Company)

• Pratt 1929 glider
• Pratt 1934
• Pratt Stunter
• Pratt Two Seater
• Pratt Utility

Pratt-Read

• Pratt-Read PR-G1
• Pratt Read LNE-1
• Pratt-Read TG-32
• Pratt-Read LBE

Preiss

See also Schreder

• Preiss RHJ-7
• Preiss RHJ-8
• Preiss RHJ-9
• Preiss RHJ-10

Pretoria University

• Pretoria University Exulans

Princeton

• Princeton Sailwing II[8]

ProFe

(Czech Republic)

• ProFe Banjo
• ProFe Duo Banjo
• ProFe D-8 Moby Dick
• ProFe D-8 Straton
• ProFe D-7 Mini Straton
• ProFe D-10 Tukan

Projekt 8

(Projekt 8 I/S – Helge Petersen et al.)

• Projekt 8 Dolphin[9]

Prue

(Irving Prue)

• Prue 160
• Prue 215
• Prue Two
• Prue IIA
• Prue Standard
• Prue Super Standard
• Prue UHP-1

PSU

(Pennsylvania State University)

• PSU Griffin

Purcell

(Thomas H. Purcell Jr.)

• Purcell Sea Sprite

Pützer

(Alfons Pützer KG)

• Pützer Doppelraab
• Pützer Dohle
• Pützer Elster
• Pützer Motorraab
• Pützer SR.57 Bussard - de:Pützer Bussard
• Pützer MS.60
• Pützer MS.75

P.W.S.

(Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów)

• PWS-101
• PWS-102
• PWS-103

Pyshnov

(V. S. Pyshnov / AVF – Akademiya Vozdushnogo Flota – air fleet academy (built at the Aviarabotnik glider section))

• Pychnov Strij

P.Z.L.

(Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze - State Aviation Works)

• P.Z.L. 22

PZL Bielsko

• PZL Bielsko SZD-51 Junior
• PZL Bielsko SZD-52 (Amber 15 Crocus)
• PZL Bielsko SZD-54 Perkoz (Grebe)
• PZL Bielsko SZD-55
• PZL Bielsko SZD-56 Diana
• PZL Bielsko SZD-59 Acro

PZL Krosno

• PZL Krosno KR-02
• PZL Krosno KR-03 Puchatek – Jerzy Krawsczyk and Eugeniusz Pelczar
• Peregrine Sailplanes KR-03 (Puchatek)

PZL Mielec

• PZL M-3 Pliszka (Wagtail)

Notes

1. "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
3. "Aeronaves de la Aviación Naval Argentina a lo largo de su historia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-03-27. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
4. Cynk, Jerzy B. (1971). Polish Aircraft 1893–1939. London: Putnam. ISBN 978-0-370-00085-5.
5. Mrazek, James E. (1977). Fighting gliders of World War II. London: Hale. pp. 161-163. ISBN 978-0312289270.
6. Gunston, Bill (1983). Aircraft of the Soviet Union : the encyclopaedia of Soviet aircraft since 1917. London: Osprey. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0850454451.
7. Gugju, Ion; Gheorghe Iacobescu; ovidiu Ionescu. Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905 - 1974. Brasov. pp. 278–279.
8. Taylor, John W.R. FRHistS. ARAeS (1962). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63. London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd.
9. "Projekt 8 Dolphin". Retrieved 12 July 2016.

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