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Glider competition classes

Index Glider competition classes

Competition classes in gliding, as in other sports, mainly exist to ensure fairness in competition. [1]

68 relations: Akaflieg Stuttgart FS-29, Albastar Apis, Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co, Alisport Silent 2 Targa, İnönü, Eskişehir, Binder EB28, Binder EB29, DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000, DG Flugzeugbau DG-800, DG Flugzeugbau LS10, Diana Sailplanes Diana, Eiri-Avion PIK-20, Eta (glider), European Gliding Championships, FAI Gliding Commission, Fiberglass, Glaser-Dirks DG-200, Glaser-Dirks DG-500, Glaser-Dirks DG-600, Glasflügel H-201, Glasflügel H-301, Glider (sailplane), Gliding, Handicapping, Jonker JS-1 Revelation, Lange Antares, Maupin Carbon Dragon, Microlift glider, Operation Sigma Sigma, Organisation Scientifique et Technique du Vol à Voile, Pilatus B-4, PW-5, Richard Schreder, Rolladen-Schneider LS1, Rolladen-Schneider LS2, Rolladen-Schneider LS4, Rolladen-Schneider LS6, Rolladen-Schneider LS8, Schempp-Hirth, Schempp-Hirth Arcus, Schempp-Hirth Discus, Schempp-Hirth Discus-2, Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus, Schempp-Hirth HS-3 Nimbus, Schempp-Hirth Janus, Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3, Schempp-Hirth Quintus, Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus, Schempp-Hirth Ventus, Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2, ..., Schleicher ASG 29, Schleicher ASH 30, Schleicher ASH 31, Schleicher ASW 20, Schleicher ASW 22, Schleicher ASW 27, Schleicher ASW 28, Schleicher Ka 6, Schreder Airmate HP-11, Schweizer SGS 1-26, Soaring Society of America, Sportinė Aviacija LAK-19, Sportinė Aviacija LAK-20, SZD-22 Mucha Standard, Turkey, Windward Performance SparrowHawk, Wing loading, World Gliding Championships. Expand index (18 more) »

Akaflieg Stuttgart FS-29

The Akaflieg Stuttgart FS-29 TF is a glider designed and built in Germany from.

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Albastar Apis

The Albastar Apis WR is a single seater sailplane of Slovenian manufacture, the first aircraft created entirely by this manufacturer, Albastar Ltd.

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Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co is a major manufacturer of sailplanes located in Poppenhausen, near Fulda in Germany.

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Alisport Silent 2 Targa

The Silent 2 Targa is a single seater sailplane of Italian manufacture.

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İnönü, Eskişehir

İnönü is a town and district of Eskişehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.

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Binder EB28

The Binder EB28 is a German two-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau.

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Binder EB29

The Binder EB29 is a German single-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau.

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DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000

The DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000 is a glider of the Two Seater Class built by DG Flugzeugbau.

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DG Flugzeugbau DG-800

The DG Flugzeugbau DG-800 series is a family of 15 metre and 18 metre single-seat gliders and motor gliders produced by Glaser-Dirks since 1993 and by DG Flugzeugbau GmbH after 1997.

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DG Flugzeugbau LS10

The Rolladen-Schneider LS10 is a 18 metre sailplane designed by the Rolladen-Schneider firm that was first flown as a prototype in 2003.

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Diana Sailplanes Diana

The SZD-56 Diana is a 15 metre class glider originally designed by Bogumił Bereś at PZL-Bielsko.

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Eiri-Avion PIK-20

The PIK-20 sailplane was designed at the Helsinki University of Technology by Pekka Tammi, with advice from Ilkka Rantasalo and Raimo Nurminen.

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Eta (glider)

The Eta is a German-Italian Open Class two-seater flapped self-launching glider manufactured by ETA Aircraft.

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European Gliding Championships

The European Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years.

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FAI Gliding Commission

The International Gliding Commission (IGC) is the international governing body for the sport of gliding.

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (US) or fibreglass (UK) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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Glaser-Dirks DG-200

The Glaser-Dirks DG-200 is a 15 metre class glider built by Glaser-Dirks.

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Glaser-Dirks DG-500

The Glaser-Dirks DG-500, and later the DG-505, is a two-seat glider of glass-reinforced plastic and carbon fiber reinforced plastic construction, manufactured in the DG Flugzeugbau GmbH in Bruchsal, Germany.

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Glaser-Dirks DG-600

The Glaser-Dirks DG-600 is a glider manufactured by Glaser-Dirks as a successor to the DG-202 and DG-400 series of gliders where carbon fiber reinforced plastics was used.

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Glasflügel H-201

The Glasflügel H-201 Standard Libelle (German: "Dragonfly") is an early composite Standard Class single-seat sailplane produced by Glasflügel from 1967.

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Glasflügel H-301

The Glasflügel H-301 Libelle is an early composite 15-metre Class single-seat sailplane produced by Glasflügel from 1964 to 1969.

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Glider (sailplane)

A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding.

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Gliding

Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne.

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Handicapping

Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning.

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Jonker JS-1 Revelation

The Jonker JS-1 Revelation is a glider built of glass-fibre, carbon fibre and Kevlar.

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Lange Antares

The Antares is a glider built by Lange Aviation produced with three different wingspans, 18, 20 and 23 meters.

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Maupin Carbon Dragon

The Maupin Carbon Dragon is an American, high-wing, single-seat, glider that was designed by Jim Maupin and made available as plans for amateur construction.

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Microlift glider

A Microlift glider is a recreational glider that is able to exploit microlift, which is lift weaker than a conventional glider would require to stay airborne.

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Operation Sigma Sigma

The Sigma is an experimental glider developed in Britain from 1966 by a team led by Nicholas Goodhart.

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Organisation Scientifique et Technique du Vol à Voile

Organisation Scientifique et Technique du Vol à Voile (OSTIV) is a body associated with the FAI Gliding Commission (IGC).

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Pilatus B-4

The Pilatus B4-PC11 (also known as the PC-11 in the Pilatus numbering sequence) is an all-metal intermediate glider built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.

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PW-5

The Politechnika Warszawska PW-5 Smyk (Polish: "Little rascal") is a single seater sailplane designed at the Warsaw University of Technology (Polish: "Politechnika Warszawska") and manufactured in Poland.

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Richard Schreder

Richard E. Schreder (25 September 1915 – 2 August 2002) was an American naval aviator and sailplane developer, responsible for design and development of the HP/RS-series kit sailplanes marketed from 1962 until about 1982.

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Rolladen-Schneider LS1

The Rolladen-Schneider LS1 is a Standard Class single seater glider that was manufactured by Rolladen-Schneider from 1968 to 1977.

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Rolladen-Schneider LS2

The Rolladen-Schneider LS2 is a 15-metre span single seat glider prototype with trailing edge air brakes, designed and built by Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH c. 1973.

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Rolladen-Schneider LS4

The Rolladen-Schneider LS4 is a Standard Class single seat glider manufactured by Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH between 1980 and 2003.

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Rolladen-Schneider LS6

The Rolladen-Schneider LS6 is a 15 metre and 18 metre single-seat flapped glider manufactured by Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH between 1984 and 2003.

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Rolladen-Schneider LS8

The Rolladen-Schneider LS8 is a Standard and 18 metre class single-seat glider developed by Rolladen-Schneider and in series production since 1995.

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Schempp-Hirth

Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH is a glider manufacturer based in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany.

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Schempp-Hirth Arcus

The Schempp-Hirth Arcus is a flapped Two Seater Class glider in production by Schempp-Hirth.

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Schempp-Hirth Discus

The Schempp-Hirth Discus is a Standard Class glider designed by Schempp-Hirth.

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Schempp-Hirth Discus-2

The Schempp-Hirth Discus-2 is a Standard Class sailplane produced by Schempp-Hirth since 1998.

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Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus

The Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus is a high-performance two-seat glider primarily designed for fast cross-country flying, including gliding competitions.

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Schempp-Hirth HS-3 Nimbus

The Schempp-Hirth HS-3 Nimbus was a prototype glider built by Klaus Holighaus.

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Schempp-Hirth Janus

The Schempp-Hirth Janus is a high performance two-seat glider that was built by Schempp-Hirth GmbH.

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Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3

The Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3 is a glider built by Schempp-Hirth.

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Schempp-Hirth Quintus

The Schempp-Hirth Quintus is a single-seat 23 metre Open-Class glider built by Schempp-Hirth.

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Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus

The Standard Cirrus is a German Standard-class glider built by Schempp-Hirth.

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Schempp-Hirth Ventus

The Schempp-Hirth Ventus is a sailplane produced during 1980–1994 by Schempp-Hirth, a German sailplane manufacturer.

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Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2

The Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2 is a sailplane produced by Schempp-Hirth since 1994.

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Schleicher ASG 29

The Schleicher ASG 29 is a German sailplane in production by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co since 2006.

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Schleicher ASH 30

The ASH 30 is a two-seater Open Class glider manufactured by Alexander Schleicher, developed as a replacement for the ASH 25.

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Schleicher ASH 31

The ASH 31 is a single seat Open Class glider which can also be flown in the 18 metre class configuration.

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Schleicher ASW 20

The ASW 20 is an FAI 15 metre Class glider designed by Gerhard Waibel and built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co.

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Schleicher ASW 22

The ASW 22 is an Open Class glider built of modern fibre reinforced composites including carbon-fibre and Kevlar.

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Schleicher ASW 27

The ASW 27 is a 15 metre Class glider built of modern fibre reinforced composites, which first flew in 1995 and was certified in 1997.

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Schleicher ASW 28

The ASW 28 is a Standard Class glider with a fifteen-metre span built of modern fibre reinforced composites.

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Schleicher Ka 6

The Schleicher Ka 6 is a single-seat glider designed by Rudolf Kaiser, built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co, Germany and is constructed of Spruce and plywood with fabric covering.

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Schreder Airmate HP-11

The Schreder Airmate HP-11 is an American mid-wing, V-tailed, single seat glider designed by Richard Schreder.

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Schweizer SGS 1-26

The Schweizer SGS 1-26 is a United States One-Design, single-seat, mid-wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.

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Soaring Society of America

The Soaring Society of America (SSA) was founded at the instigation of Warren E. Eaton to promote the sport of soaring in the USA and internationally.

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Sportinė Aviacija LAK-19

The LAK-19 is a Lithuanian single-seat sailplane manufactured by Sportinė Aviacija.

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Sportinė Aviacija LAK-20

The LAK-20 is a Lithuanian Open Class two-seat sailplane produced by Sportinė Aviacija.

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SZD-22 Mucha Standard

The SZD-22 Mucha Standard (Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny - Glider Experimental Works) was a single-seat aerobatic glider designed and built in Poland from 1957.

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Turkey

Turkey (Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.

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Windward Performance SparrowHawk

The Windward Performance SparrowHawk is an American mid-wing, single-seat glider that was designed and produced by Windward Performance.

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Wing loading

In aerodynamics, wing loading is the total weight of an aircraft divided by the area of its wing.

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World Gliding Championships

The World Gliding Championships (WGC) is a gliding competition held every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_competition_classes

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