sailplanes

sail·plane (s

)

A light glider used especially for soaring.

intr.v. sail·planed, sail·plan·ing, sail·planes

To fly a sailplane.

sailplaner n.

sailplane [ˈseɪlˌpleɪn]

(Engineering / Aeronautics) a high-performance glider

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Noun	1.	sailplane - aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces glider hang glider - a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height heavier-than-air craft - a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
Verb	1.	sailplane - fly a plane without an engine soar air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" glide - fly in or as if in a glider plane

Translations

sailplane [ˈseɪlpleɪn] N → planeador m

sailplane

n → Segelflugzeug nt

sailplane [ˈseɪlˌpleɪn] n (Aer) → veleggiatore m

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glide
glider
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heavier-than-air craft
sailplaning
soar

He swapped hang-gliding for sailplanes 10 years ago.

Record breaker Geoff was a natural by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)

Bill Gagen walks around a sailplane before takeoff; sailplanes line up for launch; the view from a glider soaring over the U.

Soaring higher: reservists help keep U.S. Air Force Academy cadets by Citizen Airman

``I have some experience flying radio-controlled sailplanes and working the lift manually as an RC pilot.

FLYING WITH EAGLES SMALL SAILPLANE MAY HAVE BIG IMPACT ON UAVS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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