glider tug aircraft

  • 1glider-tug — /ˈglaɪdə tʌg/ (say gluyduh tug) noun a powered aircraft which tows gliders …

  • 2Glider infantry — [ frame|The Glider Badge: Worn by U.S. Army airborne soldiers who rode gliders instead of parachuting into combat. After one combat mission, glider pilots were also entitled to wear this badge of distinction.] Glider infantry (also referred to as …

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  • 3Aircraft — An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly through the Earth s atmosphere or through any other atmosphere. Rocket vehicles are not aircraft if they are not supported by the surrounding air. All the human activity which surrounds aircraft is… …

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  • 4tug — v. & n. v. (tugged, tugging) 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it from my grasp; tugged at my sleeve). 2 tr. tow (a ship etc.) by means of a tugboat. n. 1 a hard, violent, or jerky pull (gave a tug on the rope). 2 a …

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  • 5tug — verb (tugs, tugging, tugged) 1》 pull hard or suddenly. 2》 tow (a ship) with a tugboat. noun 1》 a hard or sudden pull. 2》 (also tugboat) a small, powerful boat used for towing larger ships, especially in harbour.     ↘an aircraft towing a glider.… …

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  • 6Assault Glider Trust — The Assault Glider Trust is a registered charity established in 2001 and based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire.In 2000, veterans of the Glider Pilot Regiment Association decided that an appropriate memorial to airborne forces in the Midlands might… …

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  • 7Piper Aircraft — Infobox Company company name=Piper Aircraft company company type=privately held company foundation= 1927 key people= industry=general aviation location= Vero Beach, FL company slogan= products= num employees= homepage= [http://www.piper.com… …

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  • 8Miles Aircraft — F. G. Miles Limited Industry Aerospace Fate Merged with Auster Aircraft and Beagle Aircraft. Founded 1930s (as Philips and Powis Aircraft) Defunct 1961 Headquarters Woodley, Berkshire, UK …

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  • 9Handley Page Halifax — infobox Aircraft name =Halifax type =Heavy bomber manufacturer =Handley Page caption = Handley Page Halifax B.III designer = first flight =24 September, 1939 introduced =November 1940 retired =1961 (Pakistani Air Force) status = primary user… …

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  • 10Pterodactyl Ascender — This article is about the ultralight aircraft. For the Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle, see Chengdu Pterodactyl I. Pterodactyl series …

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