- 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...
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Jonker Sailplanes is a
glider manufacturer based in Potchefstroom,
South Africa. Uys
Jonker and his brother,
Attie Jonker founded Jonker Sailplanes in 2004...
- self-sustaining gliders".
Retrieved 4
September 2006. "Guide to Self-launching
Sailplane Operation".
Archived from the
original on 12
March 2008.
Retrieved 4 September...
- This is a list of gliders/
sailplanes of the world, (this
reference lists all
gliders with references,
where available) Note: Any
aircraft can
glide for...
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Applebay Sailplanes was an
American aircraft manufacturer,
founded by
George Applebay and
based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The
company specialized in...
- The
Dunstable Sailplane Company was
established in 1934 by W.L.
Manuel and C.H. Latimer-Needham to design,
manufacture and
repair gliders from its workshop...
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Forschungsanstalt für
Segelflug (German for 'German
Research Institute for
Sailplane Flight' / 'German
Institute for
Glider Research'), or DFS , was formed...
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Frigate sailplane and the
motorized X-26B
Quiet Thruster versions: QT-2, QT-2PC, and QT-2PCII. All were
based on the
Schweizer SGS 2-32
sailplane. The X-26A...
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extending their flight when
necessary by
sustaining the
altitude (normally a
sailplane relies on
rising air to
maintain altitude) with some
being powerful enough...
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sailplane Schempp-Hirth
Cirrus competition sailplane Schempp-Hirth
Standard Cirrus competition sailplane Schempp-Hirth
Discus competition sailplane Schempp-Hirth...
