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21List of glider pilots — This list of notable glider pilots contains the names of those who have achieved fame in gliding and in other fields: Notable in gliding The Ehrenhalle at the Wasserkuppe, featuring a larger than life statue of Otto Lilienthal lying on an empty… …
22Motor glider — DG 808B 18m self launching See also: glider (sailplane) A motor glider is a fixed wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power. The FAI Gliding Commission Sporting Code definition is: A fixed wing aerodyne equipped with a means of …
23Gimli Glider — Air Canada Flight 143 Air Canada flight 143 landed on an auto dragstrip at Gimli, MB Accident summary Date 23 July 1983 …
24Auxiliary Pilot Badge — The Glider, Service and Liaison Pilot Badges were service badges of the United States Army Air Force which were issued during the years of the Second World War. The badges appeared as the standard USAAF Pilot Badge with one of three letters… …
25Military glider — Waco CG 4A of the USAF Military gliders (an offshoot of common gliders) have been used by the military of various c …
26Schweizer cargo glider designs — The Schweizer cargo glider designs were a series of design proposals made to the United States Army Air Force by the Schweizer Aircraft Corporation of Elmira, New York during the Second World War.Schweizer, Paul A: Wings Like Eagles, The Story of …
27Assault 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… …
28Co-Pilot — Piloten eines Verkehrsflugzeugs der Delta Air Lines (Links: Flugkapitän / Rechts: Erster Offizier) Pilot eines F 16 Militärjets Ein Pilot (frz. pilote v …
29Bryan Allen (hang glider) — Bryan L. Allen (born October 13, 1952 in Visalia, California) is self taught hang glider pilot and bicyclist. He achieved fame when he piloted the aircraft that won the first two Kremer prizes for human powered flight, the Gossamer Condor (1977)… …
30Radio-controlled glider — A radio controlled glider is a type of radio controlled airplane that normally does not have any form of propulsion. They are able to sustain continuous flight by exploiting the lift produced by slopes and thermals, controlled remotely from the… …
