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List Of British Gliders
This is a list of glider aircraft, 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. British miscellaneous constructors * Aeronca C-2 glider * Airdisco Phi-Phi – Aircraft Disposal Company * Armstrong-Whitworth A.W.52G * Birmingham Guild BG-100 * Birmingham Guild BG-135 * Bolton 1932 * Bramingham 1934 * Breeze Oozle Bird * Bristol Glider (1910) * Broburn Wanderlust – Broburn Sailplanes Ltd, Woodley * Brokker (glider) * Brown 1931 glider * Chard Osprey – Keith Chard * Cody UK Aircraft n°1 glider * Colditz Cock * Cramlington Cramcraft – Cramlington Aircraft Ltd * Czerwiński-Shenstone Harbinger – Beverley Shenstone and Waclaw Czerwiński * Davies Glider-1 * Davies Glider-2 * Davis-Costin Condor * Davis Condor 2 * de Havilland DH.52 – de Havilland Aircraft Co * Dickson Primary - Devon Gliding Club * Dorsling 1932 glider †... [...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] |
