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.

(A. Raciti)

(Fritz Raab)

(Raab-Katzenstein Flugzeugwerk GmbH (RaKa) - Antonius RAAB & Kurt KATZENSTEIN)

(Sven Olof Ridder & Harald Unden – Radab)

(J. E. Raddings & W. E. Locke / Hull Gliding Club, Hedon, Yorkshire, United Kingdom)

(J. A. I. Reid)

(Gerhard Reinhard)

(Charles Renard)

(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

(Robert Esnault-Pelterie)

(Rhein-Flugzeugbau GmbH)

(Terry Miller & John Ree & Bill Ree)

(Ján Revallo)

(Reynard Glider Construction Co, Aylestone, Leicester, United Kingdom)

(Reginald Foster Dagnall / R.F.D. Co )

(Geoff Richardson)

(Hans Richter)

(Ridgefield Manufacturing Company of Ridgeville, NJ)

(Cyril Ridley)

(Peter Riedel)

(Z. Rimsa, G. Miliunas)

(Aero Clube de Rio Claro)

(Reichsluftfahrtministerium – Reich Ministry of Aviation) (Glider designations)

(Donald Roberts)

(Frank Roberts)

( A. Robertson)

(John Robinson)

(Günther Rochelt)

(Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH / LS – Lemke-Schneider)

( J. Rollé)

(Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali / Officine Meccaniche Romeo)

(Juvenelle Rosario – Florianópolis, Brazil)

(Vernie Ross)

(Paul Krekel / Mecklenburgische Aero-Klub, Rostock')

(Rostov Technical Institute)

(Gianfranco Rotondi)

(Lajos Rotter)

(Mauritius Rousset)

(Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft)

(Ernő Rubik – father of the Rubiks Cube inventor)

(Jerzy Rudlicki)

(UL RuhmAir Leichtflugzeuge / Mannfred Ruhm)

(Ruppert Composite GmbH)

(Rutan Aircraft Factory)

(Leslie G. Ryley / Coventry Aero Club)

(T. Claude Ryan and Son)

Notes

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  1. ^ "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Raab R2 Kapitän Hoch". www.histaviation.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ ELIOTT-LYNN, SOPHIE C. (1 September 1927). "THE ZURICH INTERNATIONAL FLYING MEETING". Flight: 611 & 616. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

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