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A paper plane, paper aeroplane (UK), paper airplane (US), paper glider, paper dart or dart is a toy aircraft (usually a glider) made out of paper or paperboard; the practice of constructing paper planes is sometimes referred to as aerogami (Japanese: kamihikÅki), after origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. [28]
Rolladen-Schneider LS4 (video) A glider sails over Gunma, Japan. A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding (also called soaring). [1] [2] This unpowered aircraft can use naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to gain altitude. Sailplanes are aerodynamically ...
For foot-launched aircraft, it is known as hang gliding and paragliding. Radio-controlled gliders with fixed wings are also soared by enthusiasts. In addition to motor gliders, some powered aircraft are designed for routine glides during part of their flight; usually when landing after a period of a powered flight. These include:
The tow-plane takes the glider to the height and location requested by the pilot where the glider pilot releases the tow-rope. [31]: 133 A weak link is often fitted to the rope to ensure that any sudden loads do not damage the airframe of the tow-plane or the glider. Under extreme loads the weak link will fail before any part of the glider or ...
This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available) [1] Note: Any aircraft can glide for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer.
A motor glider is an aircraft which sustains flight principally through soaring flight but also has a small engine for takeoff and emergencies. For a list of unpowered gliders see Glider types . For an exhaustive list of all Glider types see List of gliders .
A radio-controlled glider is a type of radio-controlled aircraft 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 ground with a transmitter .
In April 2013, the Gimli Glider was offered for sale at auction, by a company called Collectable Cars, [9] with an estimated price of CA$2.75–3 million. [27] However, bidding only reached CA$425,000 and the lot was unsold. [28] According to a website dedicated to saving the aircraft, the Gimli Glider was scrapped in early 2014.