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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 T.25 Gull 4 - Wikipedia

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   Two Gull 4s were prepared for the International gliding championships to be held at Samedan in the Swiss Alps in July 1948, joining two Elliott Olympias, and two Weihes from RAF clubs in Germany. Philip Wills and Christopher Nicholson flew the two Gull 4s, during a disastrous competition where Nicholson flying a Gull 4 and Greig flying an ...

5. 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 ...

6. Göppingen Gö 3 - Wikipedia

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   The name was used for one of Hirth's earlier gliders and since the Gö 3 was a smaller version, it was called 'Mini' as a diminutive. It established several records, including the world altitude record of 6,687 m (21,939 ft) in 1938 in a thunderstorm. Richard du Pont and Chet Decker flew Minimoas to win the US Championships in 1937 and 1938. [1]

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.