- Look up
glider in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Glider or
Gliders may
refer to:
Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air
aircraft primarily intended for...
- The
sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and
nocturnal gliding possum. The
common name
refers to its
predilection for sugary...
- A
glider is a fixed-wing
aircraft that is
supported in
flight by the
dynamic reaction of the air
against its
lifting surfaces, and
whose free
flight does...
- Air
Canada Flight 143,
commonly known as the
Gimli Glider, was a
Canadian scheduled domestic p****enger
flight between Montreal and
Edmonton that ran out...
- non-motorised, fixed-wing heavier-than-air
aircraft called a hang
glider. Most
modern hang
gliders are made of an
aluminium alloy or
composite frame covered with...
- A
glider or
sailplane is a type of
glider aircraft used in the
leisure activity and
sport of
gliding (also
called soaring). This
unpowered aircraft can...
-
Golden Glider (Lisa Snart) is a
supervillain appearing in
American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the
younger sister of
Captain Cold and enemy...
- The
squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a
nocturnal gliding possum. The
squirrel glider is one of the wrist-winged
gliders of the
genus Petaurus...
-
Military gliders (an
offshoot of
common gliders) have been used by the
militaries of
various countries for
carrying troops (
glider infantry) and heavy...
- The
feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also
known as the
pygmy gliding possum,
pygmy glider,
pygmy phalanger,
flying phalanger and
flying mouse...
