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  2. Glider (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    Gliders from University of Miami. 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 ...

  3. Rocking chair - Wikipedia

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    A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands (also known as rockers) attached to the bottom of the legs, connecting the legs on each side to each other. The rockers contact the floor at only two points, giving the occupant the ability to rock back and forth by shifting their weight or pushing lightly with their feet.

  4. Grob Aircraft - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded as Grob Aerospace during 1971 by Dr. Burkhart Grob (26 March 1926 - 20 May 2016). [5] Dr. Grob had been a qualified pilot as well as a mechanical engineer who ran a business producing machine tooling prior to creating the company; he had been inspired to produce his own glider after being informed of the lengthy production time involved in glider production at the time ...

  5. Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant - Wikipedia

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    The Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant was a large German cargo glider developed and used during World War II.Intended to support large-scale invasions, the Me 321 had very limited use due to the low availability of suitable tug aircraft, high vulnerability whilst in flight, and its difficult ground handling, both at base and at destination landing sites.

  6. Military glider - Wikipedia

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    A German DFS 230 after it landed troops during the Gran Sasso raid, September 12, 1943. The Germans were the first to use gliders in warfare, most famously during the assault of the Eben Emael fortress and the capture of the bridges over the Albert Canal at Veldwezelt, Vroenhoven and Kanne on May 10, 1940, in which 41 DFS 230 gliders carrying 10 soldiers each were launched behind Junkers Ju 52s.

  7. Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant - Wikipedia

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    The Me 323 was the result of a 1940 German requirement for a large assault glider in preparation for Operation Sea Lion, the projected invasion of Great Britain. The DFS 230 light glider had already proven its worth in the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael in Belgium (the first ever assault by gliderborne troops), and would later be used in the ...

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