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Paul K. Guillow, Inc., commonly known as Guillow's, is an American manufacturer of balsa wood model aircraft kits. The company was founded by Paul K. Guillow in 1926 in Wakefield, Massachusetts , and was originally called NuCraft Toys.
MIFFLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania man is dead after a hang glider crash in Mifflin County on Monday afternoon, according to State Police. State Police at Lewistown said they were ...
Ariana Grande Says Paparazzi Used Hang-Gliders to Fly Over the ‘Wicked’ Set and Take Videos: ‘I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes’ Zack Sharf August 21, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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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.
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If the air is rising faster than the aircraft is descending through it, the glider will gain height and additional potential energy. Sources of such rising air include warm thermals and hill ridges. In the past, unpowered military gliders have been used for military applications. Today, the majority of use of all types of glider aircraft is ...
Schweizer is known for its popular line of gliders (sailplanes), the earliest of which (the model SGP 1-1) was produced in 1930. Although very few of the early gliders were built, later models gained popularity, such as the SGS 2-8 and 2-12, which were adopted by the U.S. Army Air Corps for training as the TG-2 and TG-3, respectively. [8]