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  2. Radio-controlled glider - Wikipedia

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    A traditionally built '100S' class thermal soaring glider 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 .

  3. Mark Smith (R/C modeling pioneer) - Wikipedia

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    The son of Rod Smith, an early inventor of R/C equipment, Mark began building hand-launch gliders in the 6th or 7th grade. In his teens he followed his father's footsteps into R/C gliders. He later went on to designing R/C gliders like his 100-inch-wingspan Windfree [1] along with the 72-inch-wingspan Wanderer which were the best-sellers for ...

  4. Radio-controlled aircraft - Wikipedia

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    A radio-controlled aircraft (often called RC aircraft or RC plane) is a small flying machine that is radio controlled by an operator on the ground using a hand-held radio transmitter. The transmitter continuously communicates with a receiver within the craft that sends signals to servomechanisms (servos) which move the control surfaces based on ...

  5. Lange Antares - Wikipedia

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    The Lange Antares is a glider built by Lange Aviation produced with three different wingspans, 18, 20 and 23 meters. The 20 and 23 meter variants can be equipped with a 42-kW electric motor and SAFT VL 41M lithium-ion batteries.

  6. Wingtip device - Wikipedia

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    Raked wingtips are installed on the Boeing 767-400ER (first flight on October 9, 1999), all generations of Boeing 777 (June 12, 1994) including the upcoming 777X, the 737-derived Boeing P-8 Poseidon (25 April 2009), all variants of the Boeing 787 (December 15, 2009) (the cancelled Boeing 787-3 would have had a 170 ft (51.7 m) wingspan to fit in ...

  7. Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau - Wikipedia

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    Rolladen-Schneider was a major glider manufacturer. The company originally made rolling doors and shutters and was run by Willi and Walter Schneider based in Egelsbach near Frankfurt, Germany. Walter was a keen glider pilot and recruited a sailplane designer Wolf Lemke. The company built its first glider in 1967. The company produced the ...

  8. Backstrom EPB-1 Flying Plank - Wikipedia

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    The Backstrom EPB-1 Flying Plank is an American mid-wing, single seat, tailless glider that was designed by Al Backstrom, with assistance from Phil Easley and Jack Powell in 1954 and made available as plans for amateur construction. [1] [2]

  9. Chase XC-123A - Wikipedia

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    The Chase XC-123A was an experimental transport aircraft developed by Chase Aircraft.The first jet-powered transport built for the United States Air Force, it was intended for use as a high-speed transport for high-priority cargo and personnel.

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