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List Of Austrian Gliders
This is a list of gliders/sailplane 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 use naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to gain altitude. Sailplan ...s 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. Austrian miscellaneous constructors * Etrich-Wels 1904 kite/glider * Etrich-Wels 1906 Glider – ''Etrich's Leaf'', 1906 * Harbich Ha-12/49 – licence built SG-38 * Lohner-Umlauff Rodelgleiter – Lohner & Umlauff, Hans von – ''Lohner Flugzeugbau'', Vienna * Standard Austria ''Österreichischer Aeroclub'' – Austrian Aero Club * Malliga MPA – Malliga, Josef – Man powered * Sterz P-77 * Swaty Kandidat – Swaty, Franz * Souczek Bussard II - Prof. Souczek with Franz Rainer Notes Further reading Ext ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
