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1Wind gradient — In common usage, wind gradient, more specifically wind speed gradientcite book | last = Hadlock | first = Charles | title = Mathematical Modeling in the Environment | publisher = Mathematical Association of America | location = Washington | year …
2Wind shear — Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere. Wind shear can be broken down into vertical and horizontal components, with… …
3Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …
4Wind Beneath My Wings — Infobox Single Name = Wind Beneath My Wings Artist = Bette Midler from Album = Beaches B side = Released = 1989 Format = CD single, cassette single Recorded = Genre = Pop Length = 4:18 (Edit) Label = Epic Writer = Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar… …
5Soaring — Soar Soar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soaring}.] [F. s essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze; akin to Gr. ?????.] 1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings …
6Soaring — Der Begriff Soaren entstammt dem englischen Wort soaring in die Höhe steigen. Es beschreibt im Flugsport die Möglichkeit, mit einem Segelflugzeug, Hängegleiter oder Gleitschirm im Hangaufwind Höhe zu gewinnen. Im Gegensatz zum Thermikfliegen… …
7Dynamic soaring — is a flying technique used to gain energy by repeatedly crossing the boundary between air masses of significantly different velocity. Such zones of high wind gradient are generally found close to obstacles and close to the surface, so the… …
8Lift (soaring) — Lift, or more precisely static lift , is rising air used by soaring birds and by humans in gliding, hang gliding and paragliding to make extended soaring flights. There are four principal types of lift:cite book | last = Welch | first = John |… …
9Slope soaring — is a gliding technique used to maintain altitude by flying in the updraft produced by wind blowing up the face of a steep slope. Model glider pilots commonly refer to this as slope gliding or sloping . Pilots of full sized gliders also call the… …
10Controllable slope soaring — Person flying a Walkalong glider by controllable slope soaring. Controllable slope soaring is a type of slope soaring where a slope is made to follow the airplane in gliding flight, both sustaining and controlling the airplane s trajectory by… …
