This list of notable glider pilots contains the names of those who have achieved fame in
gliding and in other fields:
Notable in gliding
The "Ehrenhalle" at the
Wasserkuppe, featuring a larger than life statue of
Otto Lilienthal lying on an empty tomb, a tribute to all who have died in gliding.
Ruth Alexander - female altitude record breaker, first woman glider instructor in the U.S.
Sergei Anokhin -
test pilot,
Hero of the Soviet Union, glider instructor, recordsman and gliding promouter in the
USSR and
Turkey, on October 2, 1934, carried out a flutter test with deliberate in-flight destruction of RotFront-1 glider and safe parachute escape after the glider disintegration.[1]
October 24, 1911:
Orville Wright soared above Kill Devil Hill for 9 minutes 45 seconds, breaking their previous record of 1 minute 12 seconds set in January 1903 with the
1902 glider.
Anne Burns - British champion, holder of multiple records, aerospace engineer
Strachan, Ian - awarded the FAI Lilienthal medal for Chairing the IGC GPS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) for over 20 years since its creation, and other gliding achievements including twice being UK Standard Class gliding champion.
Wright Brothers - early glider pioneers, invented 3-axis flight control on
1902 glider, set world glider duration record in 1911 (also widely credited with inventing the airplane)
Jan Wróblewski - World Champion in 1965 and 1972; FAI Lilienthal Medal 1972
Other notable people known to have flown gliders
Sir John Allison - RAF Officer, former Commander in Chief Strike Command
James Allison - F1 Engineer, Technical Director Scuderia Ferrari
This list of notable glider pilots contains the names of those who have achieved fame in
gliding and in other fields:
Notable in gliding
The "Ehrenhalle" at the
Wasserkuppe, featuring a larger than life statue of
Otto Lilienthal lying on an empty tomb, a tribute to all who have died in gliding.
Ruth Alexander - female altitude record breaker, first woman glider instructor in the U.S.
Sergei Anokhin -
test pilot,
Hero of the Soviet Union, glider instructor, recordsman and gliding promouter in the
USSR and
Turkey, on October 2, 1934, carried out a flutter test with deliberate in-flight destruction of RotFront-1 glider and safe parachute escape after the glider disintegration.[1]
October 24, 1911:
Orville Wright soared above Kill Devil Hill for 9 minutes 45 seconds, breaking their previous record of 1 minute 12 seconds set in January 1903 with the
1902 glider.
Anne Burns - British champion, holder of multiple records, aerospace engineer
Strachan, Ian - awarded the FAI Lilienthal medal for Chairing the IGC GPS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) for over 20 years since its creation, and other gliding achievements including twice being UK Standard Class gliding champion.
Wright Brothers - early glider pioneers, invented 3-axis flight control on
1902 glider, set world glider duration record in 1911 (also widely credited with inventing the airplane)
Jan Wróblewski - World Champion in 1965 and 1972; FAI Lilienthal Medal 1972
Other notable people known to have flown gliders
Sir John Allison - RAF Officer, former Commander in Chief Strike Command
James Allison - F1 Engineer, Technical Director Scuderia Ferrari