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List Of Australian Gliders
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 a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer. Australian miscellaneous constructors * Andrews 1930 Glider – Kenneth Edwin Andrews * Armytage 1929 glider – Norman Armytage * Barbat-Dunn-Rigby GBDR * Brookes 1919 glider – Wilfred Brookes * Brown Two Seater – Vincent Brown & STC-GC (Sydney Technical College Gliding Club) * Buchanan Ricochet – John Buchanan * Butterworth-Ypinazar Primary * Clarkson 1930 * Davies-Nicholls Primary * Degrandi Dresden – DeGrandi, Howard V. * Degrandi Slope Soarer – DeGrandi, Howard V. * Dehn Ringwing – Dehn, Karl * Free Flight Hornet 130s – Free Flight Aviation Pty. Ltd. * GCSA Lark – Shackleton, William Stancliffe – GCSA (Gliding Club of South Australia) & BRADLEY, Harold * Halloran-Wedd Mayfly – Halloran, Clyde & Wedd, William G. * Handcock 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glider Aircraft
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 not depend on an engine. Most gliders do not have an engine, although motor-gliders have small engines for extending their flight when necessary by sustaining the altitude (normally a sailplane relies on rising air to maintain altitude) with some being powerful enough to take off by self-launch. There are a wide variety of types differing in the construction of their wings, aerodynamic efficiency, location of the pilot, controls and intended purpose. Most exploit meteorological phenomena to maintain or gain height. Gliders are principally used for the air sports of gliding, hang gliding and paragliding. However some spacecraft have been designed to descend as gliders and in the past military gliders have been used in warfare. Some simple and familiar types of glider are toys such as paper planes and balsa wood gliders. Etym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handcock 1930 Glider
Hancock is an English surname. It is derived from a given name, a variant of '' John'' (Johan) combined with the hypocoristic suffix ''-cok'' which came into fashion in the 13th century, from ''cok'' "cock", applied to "a young lad who strutted proudly like a cock". As a given name, ''Hanecok'' is recorded in the 13th century in the Hundred Rolls of Yorkshire. The Dictionary of American Family Names mentions an alternative Dutch etymology, from ''hanecoc'' " periwinkle".Dictionary of American Family Names (2013), s.v. "Hancock" An Irish variation is Handcock, as borne by William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine. People from Australia * H. R. Hancock "Captain" Hancock (1836–1919) mine superintendent of Moonta, South Australia * Keith Hancock (historian) (1898–1988), historian * Lang Hancock (1909–1992), iron ore magnate * Michael Hancock (rugby league) (born 1969), rugby league footballer * Robert Hancock (footballer) (1922–1973), Australian rules footballer Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
