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Gliders

4,770 on the U.S. register. Sailplanes and motor gliders without an electric sustainer; electric self-launchers are counted with the electric and sustainable aircraft.

Makers top 15

Schweizer962Schleicher507Schempp-Hirth494Glasflugel191Let172Alexander Schleicher157Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau136Rolladen-Schneider117Burkhart Grob96Pzl-Swidnik58Eiriavion Oy56Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh56Pdps Pzl-Bielsko54Pipistrel49Aeromot44

Models top 15

Schweizer SGS 2-33A179Schweizer SGS 1-26E131Schweizer SGS 1-26B92Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK83Schleicher ASW-2772Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS64Schweizer SGS 1-26A64Schleicher ASW-2057Schweizer SGS 1-26C55Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE54Pzl-Swidnik PW-553Schweizer SGS 1-26D50Schweizer SGS 2-3247Schweizer SGS 1-3445Schleicher ASK-2143

Registrations by year latest certificate held

Who owns them

Individual2,872 (60%)Corporation992 (21%)LLC400 (8%)Co-owned379 (8%)Partnership82 (2%)Government33 (0.7%)Non-citizen corporation12 (0.3%)

By state top 12

California612Texas333Florida274New York217Colorado213Kansas180Pennsylvania177Arizona171Washington169Oregon148New Mexico126Ohio123

Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies

Civil Air Patrol INC26Civil Air Patrol25Yates Electrospace CORP24Sky Sailing INC24Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum18Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC13US Air Force12Harris Hill Soaring CORP11Texas Soaring Association INC10Arizona Soaring INC10Southern California Soaring Academy INC9Aero Club Albatross9

Owner names as the FAA publishes them. Individuals are never listed. All gliders fleets

Aircraft newest registrations first · 4,770 in all

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N8641R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-04-18	Valid
N12052	Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2012-04-17	Valid
N18CF	Schleicher ASW-15	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-04-17	Valid
N5743S	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Lake Elsinore Soaring Club Wildomar, California	Standard	2012-04-16	Valid
N9048U	Slingsby TYPE 21B SEDBERGH	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2012-04-14	Valid
N713B	Urban Air UFM-10 SAMBA	Sunburst Aviation LLC Fountain Hills, Arizona	Experimental	2012-04-11	Valid
N7983A	Niemi SISU 1	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-04-11	Valid
N687U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Daves Aircraft INC Edgewater, Florida	Standard	2012-04-09	Valid
N689P	Windward Performance SPARROW HAWK	Individual owner Oregon	None on file	2012-04-09	Valid
N122BF	Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2012-04-06	Valid
N5839V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-06	Valid
N465PW	Pzl-Swidnik PW-5	Tidewater Soaring Society INC Windsor, Virginia	Standard	2012-04-05	Valid
N17967	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Post Mills Soaring Club Lyme, New Hampshire	Standard	2012-04-04	Valid
N5TN	Laister Sailplanes Inc . LP-15B	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-04-02	Valid
N4171	Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLE	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2012-03-30	Valid
N6044	Dick Butler CONCORDIA	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2012-03-30	Valid
N2635H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Sky Soaring INC Hampshire, Illinois	Standard	2012-03-29	Valid
N2886A	Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR	Evergreen Soaring Lynnwood, Washington	Standard	2012-03-28	Valid
N9843E	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N90492	Slingsby TYPE 21B SEDBERGH	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2012-03-15	Valid
N28717	Schweizer SGS 2-8	Individual owner Wisconsin	None on file	2012-03-14	Valid
N243J	Schleicher ASW-24	Individual owner New York	None on file	2012-03-09	Valid
N90KG	Centrair 101	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2012-03-09	Valid
N668DJ	Let L13 AC BLANIK	Co-owned owner Nevada	Experimental	2012-03-07	Valid
N131SS	Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS	Philadelphia Glider Council INC Hilltown, Pennsylvania	Experimental	2012-03-05	Valid
N827BB	Schleicher ASW-27	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2012-03-05	Valid
N90BP	Schempp-Hirth DUO DISCUS	Philadelphia Glider Council INC Hilltown, Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-03-05	Valid
N91887	Schweizer SGS 1-23D	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2012-02-28	Valid
N10354	Schweizer SGU 2-22CK	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2012-02-25	Valid
N411JR	Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS	Collegiate Soaring Association INC Greeley, Colorado	Experimental	2012-02-25	Valid
N54MA	Rolladen-Schneider LS-6B	Individual owner Missouri	Experimental	2012-02-24	Valid
N307DG	Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S	US Air Force U S A F Academy, Colorado	None on file	2012-02-23	Valid
N308DG	Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S	United States Air Force U S A F Academy, Colorado	None on file	2012-02-23	Valid
N503DG	Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S	US Air Force U S A F Academy, Colorado	None on file	2012-02-23	Valid
N258BA	Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK	Omaha Soaring Club INC Omaha, Nebraska	Standard	2012-02-14	Valid
N4700G	Schleicher Alexander K 7	Southern Eagles Soring INC Butler, Georgia	Standard	2012-02-14	Valid
N56LS	Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS	Southern Eagles Soaring INC Butler, Georgia	Standard	2012-02-14	Valid
N650SA	Alexander Schleicher ASK 21	Southern California Soaring Academy INC Valencia, California	Standard	2012-02-10	Valid
N700SA	Alexander Schleicher ASK 21	Southern California Soaring Academy INC Valencia, California	Standard	2012-02-10	Valid
N5747S	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-02-06	Valid
N309DG	Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S	US Air Force U S A F Academy, Colorado	None on file	2012-02-03	Valid
N16SZ	Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2012-02-02	Valid
N91850	Schweizer SGU-1-19	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2012-02-02	Valid
N154UA	Urban Air Sro UFM-13 LAMBADA	Individual owner California	Light sport	2012-02-01	Valid
N4095U	Bergstrom Lars WINDEX EXTREME	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2012-01-31	Valid
N153V	Eiriavion Oy PIK 20D	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2012-01-24	Valid
N2781H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-01-24	Valid
N204DG	Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S	US Air Force U S A F Academy, Colorado	None on file	2012-01-20	Valid
N205DG	Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S	US Air Force U S A F Academy, Colorado	None on file	2012-01-20	Valid
N306DG	Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S	US Air Force U S A F Academy, Colorado	Standard	2012-01-20	Valid
N501DG	Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S	US Air Force U S A F Academy, Colorado	None on file	2012-01-20	Valid
N502DG	Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S	US Air Force U S A F Academy, Colorado	None on file	2012-01-20	Valid
N22817	Krelle-Arthur HP14	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2012-01-18	Valid
N5602D	Scheibe SF27A	Sf27 LLC Saint Augustine, Florida	Standard	2012-01-12	Valid
N1052W	Ica Brasov IS-29D2	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2012-01-11	Valid
N169LM	Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-100G	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2012-01-10	Valid
N77UN	Schleicher ASW-27	Acme Rocket Sleds LLC Draper, Utah	Experimental	2012-01-10	Valid
N146SS	Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2012-01-05	Valid
N1146X	Schempp-Hirth SHK1	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-12-29	Valid
N10330	Schweizer SGU 2-22CK	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-12-23	Valid
N370TH	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-12-23	Valid
N2753Z	Schweizer SGU 2-22E	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-12-22	Valid
N2785Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2011-12-19	Valid
N909BG	Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G109	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2011-12-19	Valid
N116RR	As+ Ltd AC 4	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2011-12-16	Valid
N277AS	Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln 41A JANTAR STANDARD	Jantar Group Limited LLC Mount Airy, Maryland	Experimental	2011-12-09	Valid
N8631R	Schweizer SGS 1-23H	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-12-07	Valid
N291BA	Let L 33 SOLO	Sierra Fliers LLC Reno, Nevada	Standard	2011-11-30	Valid
N17924	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Valley Soaring Club INC Middletown, New York	Standard	2011-11-29	Valid
N200X	Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A	Marcus Hook Glider Works Wilmington, Delaware	Experimental	2011-11-28	Valid
N128UH	Schleicher ASW-28	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2011-11-10	Valid
N211BH	Schweizer SGS 2-32	Southern California Soaring Academy INC Valencia, California	Standard	2011-11-07	Valid
N144KA	Schleicher RHONLERCHE II	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2011-11-04	Valid
N46840	Grimm CHEROKEE II	Individual owner Nebraska	Experimental	2011-10-27	Valid
N186SS	S.A.Centrair PEGASE 101	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-10-25	Valid
N26WD	Schleicher Alexander Gmbh & Co ASH 26 E	D2D CORP Franktown, Colorado	Experimental	2011-10-25	Valid
N1297	Pheffer-Chaney BRIEGLEB BG-12BD	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2011-10-24	Valid
N88AS	Let BLANIK L-13	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-10-21	Valid
N91841	Schweizer SGU 2-22	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-10-21	Valid
N3682	Schleicher ASW-20	Individual owner California	Experimental	2011-10-14	Valid
N794G	Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO	Sandhill Soaring Club INC Brighton, Michigan	Standard	2011-10-13	Valid
N249JP	Scheibe SF-26A STANDARD	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2011-10-12	Valid
N32A	Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-2C	Individual owner New Mexico	Experimental	2011-10-12	Valid
N8535Z	Eiriavion Oy PIK 20E	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	2011-10-12	Valid
N1042	As+ Ltd AC 4	Co-owned owner Ohio	Experimental	2011-10-06	Valid
N683U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2011-10-05	Valid
N900AS	Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-200	Co-owned owner Texas	Experimental	2011-10-04	Valid
N58321	Laister-Kauffman LK-10A	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2011-10-03	Valid
N3822A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Finger Lakes Soaring Club INC Dansville, New York	Standard	2011-09-28	Valid
N475JS	Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2011-09-26	Valid
N5799S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Flight Dynamics LLC De Leon Springs, Florida	Standard	2011-09-26	Valid
N302N	Glaser Dirks DG 300	Evergreen Soaring Lynnwood, Washington	Experimental	2011-09-20	Valid
N1052Y	I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2	North Shore Aircraft Leasing CO LLC Waialua, Hawaii	Standard	2011-09-19	Valid
N606RM	Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau 303 ELAN	Sun Ship Group LLC Alexandria, Virginia	Experimental	2011-09-19	Valid
N2444W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-09-14	Valid
N160SS	Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR	Fault Line Flyers Leander, Texas	Standard	2011-09-13	Valid
N782DT	Bone Glenn L PIONEER II D	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2011-09-12	Valid
N7764S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Wichita Soaring Association Wichita, Kansas	Standard	2011-09-10	Valid
N149ZZ	Sportine Aviacija (LAK) LAK-17A	Individual owner Tennessee	None on file	2011-09-08	Valid
N25007	Schreder HP-11A	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2011-09-08	Valid