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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
N5066	Schleicher KA 6 CR	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1986-10-21	Valid
N926BG	Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO	Arizona Soaring INC Maricopa, Arizona	Standard	1986-09-29	Valid
N23LR	Applebay Sailplanes ZUNI II	Individual owner New Mexico	Experimental	1986-09-23	Valid
N11YV	Glasflugel MOSQUITO	Individual owner New York	Experimental	1986-07-16	Valid
N2621H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Marshall Soaring Club Marshall, Michigan	Standard	1986-05-29	Valid
N65840	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Black Forest Soaring Society Monument, Colorado	Standard	1986-04-22	Valid
N400GD	Glaser-Dirks DG-400	Co-owned owner Maryland	Experimental	1986-03-21	Valid
N300X	Glaser Dirks DG 300	Individual owner Nevada	Experimental	1986-03-05	Valid
N5723S	Schweizer SGS 2-32	Honolulu Soaring Club INC Waialua, Hawaii	Standard	1986-01-24	Valid
N345BD	Schleicher ASW-20B	Individual owner Maryland	Experimental	1985-11-21	Valid
N315Q	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Beltzville Soaring Club INC Lehighton, Pennsylvania	Standard	1985-11-13	Valid
N5448X	Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II	Central Ohio Soaring Assoc INC Marion, Ohio	None on file	1985-07-09	Valid
N907BG	Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II	Soaring Dutchmen INC Wynnewood, Pennsylvania	Standard	1985-06-19	Valid
N46792	Wells 1WA	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	1985-05-28	Valid
N2953H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1985-04-02	Valid
N7752S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1985-03-28	Valid
N2037T	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1985-03-05	Valid
N3018	Bolkow PHOEBUS C-1	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1984-12-31	Valid
N8740R	Schleicher K 8 B	Wabash Valley Soaring Assoc INC Lawrenceville, Illinois	Standard	1984-12-26	Valid
N17917	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Long Island Soaring Assn Yaphank, New York	Standard	1984-12-13	Valid
N91805	Schweizer SGU-1-19	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1984-11-14	Valid
N3884A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1984-10-22	Valid
N13PW	Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	1984-09-26	Valid
N2425W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1984-08-23	Valid
N4990G	Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS	High Alpine Restaurant Ahcs INC Snowmass Village, Colorado	Standard	1984-06-29	Valid
N108A	Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1984-06-12	Valid
N1524T	Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1984-06-05	Valid
N45748	Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II	Central Indiana Soaring Society INC Yorktown, Indiana	Standard	1984-04-10	Valid
N871T	Schempp-Hirth MINI-NIMBUS HS7	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	1984-03-22	Valid
N54AC	Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5	Individual owner California	Experimental	1984-03-15	Valid
N21AF	Schleicher ASK-21	Adrian Soaring Club Ypsilanti, Michigan	Standard	1984-03-05	Valid
N103PR	Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II	Seva CORP Malibu, California	Standard	1984-02-29	Valid
N555XX	Ica Brasov IS-32	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	1984-01-13	Valid
N4453W	Wolfe Donald Eugene BJ1B DUSTER	Individual owner Alabama	Experimental	1983-11-30	Valid
N15PF	Posnansky/Fronius PF-1 GLIDER	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1983-09-13	Valid
N9769C	Briegleb BG-12A	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	1983-09-08	Valid
N19MR	Schleicher ASW-19	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1983-09-06	Valid
N7565	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Tidewater Soaring Society INC Windsor, Virginia	Standard	1983-08-17	Valid
N33941	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1983-08-13	Valid
N1871E	Flug & Fahrzeugwerke HBV DIAMANT 18	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	1983-05-31	Valid
N2760R	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Stewarts Aircraft Service Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	1983-01-17	Valid
N424BG	Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB	St Louis Soaring Association INC Saint Louis, Missouri	Standard	1982-12-08	Valid
N124SS	Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	1982-11-16	Valid
N2460W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1982-10-21	Valid
N2624H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1982-10-16	Valid
N1017	Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLE	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1982-07-21	Valid
N91825	Schweizer SGU-1-19	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1982-04-26	Valid
N2508H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Cleveland Soaring Society Hartville, Ohio	Standard	1982-03-19	Valid
N7648	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Individual owner New York	Standard	1982-01-14	Valid
N7643	Schweizer SGS 1-34	High Flights Soaring Club Peyton, Colorado	Standard	1982-01-07	Valid
N95JS	Schleicher ASW-20	Co-owned owner Ohio	Experimental	1981-12-29	Valid
N36135	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Soaring Society Of Dayton INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	1981-10-20	Valid
N3SX	Scalet Joseph H Jr MONERAI S/P	Individual owner Kansas	Experimental	1981-09-28	Valid
N1749	Schleicher AS-K13	Adrian Soaring Club INC Ypsilanti, Michigan	Standard	1981-04-28	Valid
N168SS	Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau STANDARD ASTIR II	Soaring Systems INC Wichita, Kansas	Experimental	1981-03-12	Valid
N2610H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Stwart Aircraft Service Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	1981-01-27	Valid
N194F	Glasflugel KESTREL	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-07-16	Valid
N7997A	Slingsby TYPE T-50 SKYLARK 4	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1980-06-30	Valid
N351S	Glasflugel H 301 B LIBELLE	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-04-25	Valid
N5596S	Patton Bruce H HP-18	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	1980-04-22	Valid
N2985H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Arizona Soaring INC Maricopa, Arizona	Standard	1980-03-18	Valid
N5499Y	Sjostedt Rob J 15 METER	Individual owner California	Experimental	1980-01-23	Valid
N55HG	Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER	Individual owner North Dakota	Experimental	1980-01-03	Valid
N3824A	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1979-11-05	Valid
N2000D	Schweizer SGS 1-35C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1979-09-18	Valid
N8677R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Niagara Soaring Club INC Williamsville, New York	Standard	1979-02-06	Valid
N8656R	Schweizer SGU 2-22C	Stewarts Aircraft Service Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	1978-08-29	Valid
N2055T	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Long Island Soaring Association INC Yaphank, New York	Standard	1978-08-07	Valid
N6998	Brandes BRIEGLEB BG-12	Individual owner Delaware	Experimental	1978-07-19	Valid
N500SZ	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Lafayette Soaring INC Lafayette, Louisiana	Standard	1978-06-08	Valid
N77VL	Rolladen-Schneider Ohg LS1-F	Gehrlein Products Waterford, Pennsylvania	Standard	1978-06-01	Valid
N2250	Flug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5	Rubber Yo Yo Boulder, Colorado	Standard	1978-04-11	Valid
N102K	Schleicher KA 6 E	Wabash Valley Soaring Association INC Lawrenceville, Illinois	Standard	1978-01-25	Valid
N8629R	Schweizer SGU 2-22C	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1977-08-30	Valid
N11U	Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS	Unicorn Soaring Associates Maple Valley, Washington	Standard	1977-04-25	Valid
N2042T	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Arizona Soaring INC Maricopa, Arizona	Standard	1977-04-25	Valid
N1810	Flug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1977-04-21	Valid
N95599	Cayo B-8 GYROGLIDER	Individual owner California	None on file	1977-04-11	Revoked
N91385	Rodieck RS-15	Individual owner California	Experimental	1977-02-14	Valid
N12UF	Schempp-Hirth K. G NIMBUS II	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	1977-01-25	Valid
N17940	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Antelope Valley Soaring Club Llano, California	Standard	1976-12-09	Valid
N2615H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Soaring Society Of Dayton INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	1976-10-28	Valid
N8686R	Schweizer SGU 2-22E	Chautauqua Soaring Society Mayville, New York	Standard	1976-10-06	Valid
N2629H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Central Ohio Soaring Assoc INC Marion, Ohio	Standard	1976-07-06	Valid
N10357	Schweizer SGU 2-22CK	Niagara Soaring Club Williamsville, New York	Standard	1976-05-07	Valid
N25169	Wescott ICARUS II-B	Individual owner California	None on file	1976-05-06	Revoked
N2706Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Hobbs Soaring Society INC Hobbs, New Mexico	Standard	1975-11-13	Valid
N11TX	Flug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	1975-09-16	Valid
N7645	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Central Ohio Soaring Assn INC Marion, Ohio	Standard	1974-11-25	Valid
N65839	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Harris Hill Soaring CORP Horseheads, New York	Standard	1974-11-12	Valid
N65833	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Harris Hill Soaring CORP Horseheads, New York	Standard	1974-10-18	Valid
N65969	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1974-09-19	Valid
N65964	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Bermuda High Soaring School INC Lancaster, South Carolina	Standard	1974-08-10	Valid
N55RN	Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER	Co-owned owner Oregon	Experimental	1974-08-06	Valid
N2179	Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D	Individual owner New Mexico	Experimental	1974-07-08	Valid
N7739S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Memphis Soaring Society INC Memphis, Tennessee	Standard	1974-06-04	Valid
N1233S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Iroquois Soaring Association Rome, New York	Standard	1974-04-24	Valid
N8013	Mcdonald PRIMARY	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	1974-04-15	Valid
N1101J	Avionautica Rio M-100S	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	1974-03-26	Valid
N65811	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Arizona Soaring INC Maricopa, Arizona	Standard	1974-01-14	Valid