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2. Gull wing - Wikipedia

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   The gull wing, also known as Polish wing or Puławski wing, is an aircraft wing configuration with a prominent bend in the wing inner section towards the wing root. Its name is derived from the seabirds which it resembles and from the Polish aircraft designer Zygmunt Puławski who started using this design in his planes.

3. Glider (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   A glider or platform rocker is a type of rocking chair that moves as a swing seat, where the entire frame consists of a seat attached to the base by means of a double-rocker four-bar linkage. The non-parallel suspension arms of the linkage cause the chair to simulate a rocking-chair motion as it swings back and forth.

4. Slingsby Aviation - Wikipedia

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   Slingsby T.14 Gull 2; Slingsby T.15 Gull 3; Slingsby T.17 – military transport glider project to meet Air Ministry Specification 10/40, not built. Slingsby T.18 Hengist – military glider 1942; Slingsby T.19 (target glider) Slingsby T.20; Slingsby T.21 (Sedbergh TX.1) Slingsby T.23 Kite 1A; Slingsby T.24 Falcon 4; Slingsby T.25 Gull 4 ...

5. Slingsby Skylark 4 - Wikipedia

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   Slingsby had introduced double curvature fuselage panels made of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) into their previous design, the T.49 Capstan and they remodelled the front of the wooden fuselage of the Skylark 3 in this material for the Skylark 4, introducing a reclining pilot's position and smoother canopy line. Though the previous wing ...

6. Slingsby Kirby Gull - Wikipedia

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   In 1939 a Gull, widely known as the Blue Gull became the first glider to fly from England to France, cross channel. The pilot was G. Stephenson. [1]The only Gull III to be built survived the war, and along with the Petrel was regarded as one of the prettiest sailplanes to come out of Slingsby's doors.

7. Slingsby Petrel - Wikipedia

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   It was a single-seat high-performance sailplane with a span of a little under 18 metres, built of wood with a mixture of plywood and fabric covering. It had high cantilever gull wings, though the inner section dihedral was modest. They carried straight taper to fine and rounded tips and ailerons that extended over more than half the span.