Gliders are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight.
Terminology
A "glider" is an unpowered
aircraft. However, the term is also used to refer to motorgliders, which are aircraft that switch off their engines in flight. The design of gliders enables them to climb using rising air instead of merely descending. This has created the sport of
gliding, or soaring. The term "sailplane" is also used, implying a high soaring performance. Minimalist variations of the sport also occur in
hang gliding and
paragliding.
The term "pure glider" (or equivalently, but less commonly "pure sailplane") may be used to distinguish an unpowered glider from a motorglider, without implying any differential in gliding or soaring performance.
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Gliders - Twitter SearchRT @TheCheeka:Mink&Elise hosted their 1st party!They invited Gio&Lambo.The gliders feast on coconut ⥠Lambo is such a cutie :) -CUTE!fatinfasihah (fatin amirudin) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:37:12 -0000
RT @TheCheeka:Mink&Elise hosted their 1st party!They invited Gio&Lambo.The gliders feast on coconut ♥ Lambo is such a cutie :) -CUTE!
OH "cannibalism before sugar gliders. you can't eat a pet. you eat pets last." #gladWeClearedThatUpeschipul (Ed Schipul) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:04:45 -0000
OH "cannibalism before sugar gliders. you can't eat a pet. you eat pets last." #gladWeClearedThatUp
THIS WEEK ONLY! Order a Best Chair by Saturday and receive 20% off. All chairs, gliders, recliners and ottomans... http://bit.ly/8Eo7ulhoustonpickles (Dawn Wilson) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:16:30 -0000
THIS WEEK ONLY! Order a Best Chair by Saturday and receive 20% off. All chairs, gliders, recliners and ottomans... http://bit.ly/8Eo7ul
@KI4MYN @sugars3 I am curious as to what veterinary science you base your diet and care of your gliders on.CassieSkull (CassieSkull) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:41:36 -0000
@KI4MYN @sugars3 I am curious as to what veterinary science you base your diet and care of your gliders on.
Adding An Outdoor Gliders To Your Porch Or Patio http://tinyurl.com/ye3fldnCheekyBumBums (CheekyBumBum) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:50:04 -0000
Adding An Outdoor Gliders To Your Porch Or Patio http://tinyurl.com/ye3fldn
@JosieDReay I like sugar gliders. There aren't any songs about sugar gliders out there.jessiedawnRAWR (jessica dawn houston) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:46:58 -0000
@JosieDReay I like sugar gliders. There aren't any songs about sugar gliders out there.
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Alexander Schleicher - On behalf of the german manufacturer Eastern Sailplane officially provides pictures and specifications of the current gliders and motorgliders ASW 22, ASW 27, ASW 28, ASK 21 and ASH 25.
DG-Flugzeugbau GmbH - Producers of Standard, 15, 18, and 20 meter sailplanes. [choose between German and English]
Meta Description: [ Hersteller von Hochleistungs-Segelflugzeugen ]
Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. - Manufacturer of motor gliders heavily based on their conventional aircraft.
eta Aircraft - Designers and manufacturers of a 30.9m wingspan sailplane. [choose between German and English]
Gomolzig Flugzeugbau GmbH - Manufacturers of the Calif (previously made by Caproni). [choose between German and English]
Grupo Aeromot - Manufacturer of the Ximango motorglider.
Lange Flugzeugbau - Designers and manufacturers of the Antares electric propulsion system glider.
Meta Description: [ Home of Lange Flugzeugbau and the Antares ]
Lithuanian Aviation Constructions - Manufacturer of LAK-12, LAK-17 and LAK-19, Articles, History and Ordering Information.
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Manufacturers of the Discus, Ventus, and Nimbus range of gliders and motor gliders.
Meta Description: [ Schempp-Hirth is one of the leading glider manufacturers, building successful gliders such as DISCUS, VENTUS, DUO-DISCUS and others. ]