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Top 20 Glider manufacturers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 48 glider manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,141 professional contacts across them, including 1,026 with verified work emails. Deland is the largest hub.

This list covers glider manufacturers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 30, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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48Companies
2,141Contacts tracked
1,026Verified emails
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The 20 largest glider manufacturers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 20 of 48 glider manufacturers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to glider manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceDuluth, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 20261,001-5,0001,592 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cirrus is the global leader in Personal Aviation™.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
2Partial evidenceVacaville, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500172 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ICON Aircraft is a consumer sport plane manufacturer founded in response to the sport flying category created by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
3Indirect evidenceAurora, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20079 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Van’s Aircraft, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
4Indirect evidenceYakima, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-50066 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1980 by Jim Richmond, CubCrafters’ roots are in the 80+ year history of classic grassroots aviation, but the company’s products and services are innovative and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBattle Creek, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5050 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WACO Classic Aircraft is the world's only producer of NEW FAA and EASA certified open cockpit and enclosed sport biplanes, FAA Production Certificate holder.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
6Indirect evidenceUvalde, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lancair International pioneered advanced composite aircraft kits in 1984.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
7Partial evidenceArlington, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Glasair Aviation was founded in 1980 and is now one of the largest, most well-established kitplane manufacturers in the world, with more than kits in the field and some 1,700…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
8Partial evidenceSulphur Springs, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Legend Cub continues to be the most coveted American manufactured sport aircraft.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
9Indirect evidenceTerre Haute, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
10Indirect evidenceShreveport, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SkyRunner, LLC is a privately held aircraft manufacturing company headquartered in Shreveport, LA, USA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
11Indirect evidenceTorrance, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Airplane Factory, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
12Partial evidenceDeland, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-507 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MONTAER is a global aircraft manufacturer developing a new generation of all-metal, high-wing aircraft for flight training, private ownership, and professional aviation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13Indirect evidenceWonder Lake, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“AeroSport is the proud U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
14Partial evidenceCoos Bay, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-505 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Kustom Truck is your Glider Kit Truck building and technical support headquarters!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15Indirect evidenceArcadia, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“XOAR has established an international reputation for their RC aircraft propellers and motors, like RC Airplane Propellers for both gas and electric aircraft.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
16Partial evidenceWalhalla, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Just Aircraft manufactures the most rugged complete build Light Sport Aircraft (LSA).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17Indirect evidenceOrmond Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With over 20 years of continuous improvement and over 350 planes flying around the world, the Super Petrel LS biplane is a proven design providing smooth forgiving stalls…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
18Indirect evidenceOshkosh, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-5002 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pipistrel is the pioneer of first use, high end technology in light aviation, perfecting revolutionary concepts such as electric flight and pursuing extreme aero-efficiency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
19Indirect evidenceLapeer, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-501 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Midwest Panel Builders offers avionics harnesses and custom laser etched panels for the global Experimental and LSA markets, specializing in the Sling lineup of aircraft by The…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
20Indirect evidenceOrange, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026

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Glider manufacturers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026
47.9%Verified-email coverage
44.6Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
4.2%Largest-city concentration · Deland
Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
21
11-50
18
51-200
4
201-500
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1,001-5,000
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 48 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among glider manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “glider manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names glider manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among glider manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,026 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 30, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names glider manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many glider manufacturers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 48 glider manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Cirrus, headquartered in Duluth, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most glider manufacturers?

Deland leads with 2 headquartered companies, followed by Afton (1) and Arcadia (1).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,026 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 48 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 30, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.