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There is no doubt that the present winches are not good enough for launching modern sailplanes which are too heavy for the winch.
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We have, after all, the largestsailplanefactory in the world.
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In 1951, the prohibitions were lifted and the company returned tosailplanebuilding.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The design aim was to produce a performancesailplanewithout having to build one from scratch.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Though it flew well enough, this experiment with a very light glider did not lead to a newsailplaneclass.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Manufacturers started to exploit this potential by offering tip extensions for their flapped sailplanes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a result of its precisely-known performance, the aircraft has often been used as a comparative platform for evaluating other sailplanes in flight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One of the runways appear to be partially maintained in aerial photography, forsailplaneuse.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The aircraft has no flaps and instead retains the top and bottom surface divebrakes of itssailplaneancestors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The action of diving or pulling up affects the speed of thesailplane.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was a mid-wingsailplaneof conventional design with a non-retractable monowheel undercarriage and a tailskid.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In its various forms, in the 21st centurysailplaneaviation now has over 400,000 participants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The aircraft was of conventionalsailplanedesign, with long, slender wings, and intended to land on a retractable skid mounted on its belly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Like sailplanes and hang gliders, paragliders use rising air (thermals) or ridge lift to gain height.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesailplaneachieves this by utilizing a structure that is predominantly made from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gliders (sailplanes) have minimum sink rates of between 0.4 and 0.6 m/s depending on the class.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When done in gliders (sailplanes), the sport is known as gliding and sometimes as soaring.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The types of aircraft that are used for sport and recreation are classified as gliders (sailplanes), hang gliders and paragliders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aircraft such as hang gliders and paragliders are foot-launched and so are described in separate articles, though their differences from sailplanes are covered below.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesailplaneis of composite construction using materials such as kevlar, carbon and glass fibre.
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