List of gliders (M)

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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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M&D

(M&D Flugzeugbau, Germany)

Macetti

(A.M. Macetti)

MacPherson

(Gregg MacPherson)

MacPherson

(Gregg MacPherson)

Maeda

(Keniti Maeda)

Maggi

Magnan

(Dr. A. Magnan)

Magnard

(Vizille Magnard, Isère)

MAI

(Moscow Aviation Institute)

Mainelis

(P. Mainelis)

Malinowski

(Stefan Malinowski)

Maluquer-Gimeno

(Juan J. Maluquer, Wahl & Gimeno)

Manicatide

(Radu Manicatide)

Mantelli

(Adriano Mantelli)

Manotskov

(A. Manotskov)

Manuel

(William L. Manuel)

Marais

(Charles Marais)

Marcho-Silesia

(T.H. Marcho-Silesia / Akad. Fliegerschaft Marcho-Silesia)

Marianów

(Wladyslaw Gallara / O.O.Marianów Secondary Convent School)

Marinavia Farina

(Domenico Farina / Marinavia Farina SRL)

Markmann

Marsch

(J. C. Marsch)

Marsden

Marske Aircraft

(Jim Marske, Marion Ohio, United States)

Martens

(A. Martens)

Martin

(William H. Martin)

Masak

(Peter Masak)

Massia-Biot

(E.D. Massia & Gaston Biot)

Massy

(Max Massy)

Matejcek

(Jiri Matejcek / students of the Central Aeronautical Institute, Brno-Medlanky)

Matteson

(Fred H. Matteson)

Maupin

(Jim Maupin)

Maxey-Prue

(Irwin Rue, Lyle Maxey – built by Franck Kearns)

Mayer

(Hermann Mayer)

Mayer

(Oldřich Mayer / Oskar Mayer / Státní průmyslová škola, Moravská Ostrava-Vítkovice / Letov)

McAllister

(Charles McAllister)

McDaniel

(Taylor McDaniel)

McQuilkin

(Robert J. McQuilkin)

MDM

(Zaklady Lotnicze Marganski & Myslowski Spolka z o.o. – Margański & Mysłowski Aviation Works) (MDM – Marganski, Dunowska, Makula)

Mead

(T.E. Mead)

Mehr

(Franz Xaver Mehr)

Meier

(Michel-Lorenz Meier Hamburger Aero Club)

Meindl

(Ob.-Ing. Erich Meindl / Burgfalke Flugzeugbau)

Melsheimer

(Frank Melsheimer)

Merriam

(Capt F. W. Merriam)

Merville

Messerschmitt

(Wilhelm Emil Messerschmitt / Messerschmitt AG / Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW))

Meteor

(Meteor C.A., Monfalcone)

Meusel

Micika

(Milose Micika)

Midland Gliding Club

Midwest Sailplane

Miecyslaw Siegel

Mignet

(Henri Mignet)

Mikhaïlovgrad

Milbert

(Milbert / Hamburger Flugzeugbau (?))

Miles

(F.G. Miles Ltd.)

Militi

Miliunas

(Miliunas & Oshkinis / Miliunas & Kontrimas)

Miller

(Terry Miller)

Mineo

(Michel Minéo)

MIP

(Gustaw Mokrzycki, Ludwig Moczarski, Jan Idzkowski & Jerzy Ploszajski / Warsaw Technical High School)

Mišurec-Pučan

(Jindřich Mišurec & Norbert Pučan, Brno)

Mitchell

(Don Mitchell (aircraft designer))

MKEK

(Turkish: Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu - Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation)

MLL

()

Mlody Lotnik

(Mlody Lotnik - Antoni Uszacki)

Molino O/Y

See PIK

Möller

(Flugzeugbau Möller / Ing. Hans Gunther Möller)

Monaghan

(Richard Monaghan)

Monnett

(John T. Monnett)

Montagne Noire

Montgomery

(John Joseph Montgomery)

Mooney

(Walt Mooney)

Moore-Gibson-Emslie

(L.P. Moore, J. Gibson & K. Emslie / The Birmingham Guild Ltd.)

Moore

(Arien C. Moore)

Morelli

(Alberto & Piero Morelli / Aeromere / CVT / Avionautica Rio / CARMAM)

Mori

(Angelo Mori, GVV Tommaso Dal Molin, Varese)

Moswey

(Moswey Segelflugzeug-Werke) – (Georg & Heinrich Müller)

Motiekaitis

(P. Motiekaitis - Lithuania)

Mouillard

Mroczkowski

(Antoni von Mroczkowski)

MRsZ

(MRSz - Magyar Repülési Szövetség Központi Műhelye)

Mudry

(Avions Mudry Cie, Port d'attache, Cannes Mandelieu)

MSrE

(Műegyetemi Sportrepülő Egyesület – BME Sportrepülő Association)

Müller

(K. Müller)

Muramaya

Muraszew & Tomaszewski

Musachevo

(Musachevo glider workshop / L. Panov and D. Panchovsky, R. Radomirov, D. Panchovski & Vlychev )

Musger

(Edwin Musger)

Muszyński

(Zbigniew Muszynski)

Notes

  1. "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. "THE MAGNAN MONOPLANE GLIDER: A French Machine Designed for Gust-Soaring". Flight: 0043–0044. 24 January 1924. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Taylor, John W.R. FRHistS. ARAeS (1962). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63. London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd.
  4. Stadvec, Ernest (May 1980). The Rubber Flying Machines (1st ed.). Akron, Ohio: ESSCO. pp. 2, 5–19, 22.
  5. Stadvec, Ernest (May 1980). The Rubber Flying Machines (1st ed.). Akron, Ohio: ESSCO. pp. 3, 20–21.
  6. Taylor, John W. R.. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1983. ISBN   0-7106-0748-2
  7. Brown, Don L. (1970). Miles Aircraft since 1925 (1st ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd.
  8. Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftruestung 1933-1945 Vol.4 – Flugzeugtypen MIAG-Zeppelin (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN   3-7637-5468-7.
  9. "14. Rhön-Segelflug-Wettbewerb 1933. Preisgerichts-Entscheidung" (PDF) (in German): 391. Retrieved 14 June 2016.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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