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2. Flying and gliding animals - Wikipedia

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   Some gliding animals may use their gliding membranes for drag rather than lift, to safely descend. Gliding flight: falling at an angle less than 45° from the horizontal with lift from adapted aerofoil membranes. This allows slowly falling directed horizontal movement, with streamlining to decrease drag forces for aerofoil efficiency and often ...

3. List of soaring birds - Wikipedia

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   The red kite soaring.. This is a list of soaring birds, which are birds that can maintain flight without wing flapping, using rising air currents.Many gliding birds are able to "lock" their extended wings by means of a specialized tendon.

4. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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   First successful flight of a glider tow plane: was made with a Raab-Katzenstein RK.6 Kranich flown by Kurt Katzenstein, towing a Raab-Katzenstein RK 7 Schmetterling glider flown by Antonius Raab on April 13, 1927. [166] [167] First solo non-stop New York to Paris (city to city) transatlantic flight: Charles Lindbergh, flying the Spirit of St ...

5. Category:Animal flight - Wikipedia

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   Gliding animals‎ (8 C, 30 P) P. Pterosaurs‎ (7 C, 35 P) W. ... Pages in category "Animal flight" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.

6. Gliding flight - Wikipedia

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   Gliding flight is heavier-than-air flight without the use of thrust; the term volplaning also refers to this mode of flight in animals. [1] It is employed by gliding animals and by aircraft such as gliders. This mode of flight involves flying a significant distance horizontally compared to its descent and therefore can be distinguished from a ...

7. Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi found safe, family says - AOL

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   Ms Kobayashi travelled from Maui to Los Angeles on 8 November and was supposed to travel on to New York to visit her aunt, but she never boarded the flight for the second leg of her journey.