TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLIDER»
The term «glider» is quite widely used and occupies the
24.006 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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6 QUOTES WITH «GLIDER»
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glider.
If you think about computing, there isn't just one way to compute, just like there's not just one way to move around. You can have shoes, you can have a car, you can have a bicycle, submarine, rocket, plane, train, glider, whatever. Because you have one doesn't mean you get rid of another one... But PCs continue to be important.
The most amazing lesson in aerodynamics I ever had was the day I climbed a thermal in a glider at the same time as an eagle. I witnessed, close up, effortlessness and lightness combined with strength, precision and determination.
It just didn't feel right to let my child scream and holler and thrash by her little self in the dark in her crib when I knew full well that a little rocking in her glider, maybe a song and a sweet nuzzle of her cheek would send her off to dreamland.
I am still a keen mountain walker and an enthusiastic glider pilot.
I'm learning kite surfing. It's a little surfboard you have on your feet with straps, and you have a big kite like a power glider in the air that pulls you. You don't need waves to move, and it makes a big spray of water as you go.
The first plane ride was in a homemade glider my buddy and I built. Unfortunately we didn't get more than four feet off the ground, because it crashed.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLIDER»
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glider in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
glider and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An American
Glider Pilot's Story
Merriam Press Military Monograph 65. 4th Edition (2012).
2
Glider Infantryman: Behind Enemy Lines in World War II
Rich's first-person narrative includes vivid coverage of the action, featuring an especially rare account of arriving on a combat landing zone by glider.
Donald J. Rich, Kevin Brooks, Kevin W. Brooks, 2011
3
How to Build a 20-Foot Bi-Plane
Glider: A Practical Handbook ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Alfred Powell Morgan, 2012
This book—prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration—is a resource without equal for glider pilots.
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration, 2013
5
Airborne Combat: Axis and Allied
Glider Operations in World ...
A comprehensive look into the dangerous world of glider warfare from 1939-1945, with stories of elite glider troops soaring to earth in wooden aircraft in the thick of battle. Covers all significant glider operations of the war.
6
Possums: The Brushtails, Ringtails and Greater
Glider
This book is concerned with the "larger" possums of Australia, those 13 species that belong to the Brushtail and Ringtail families, including the Greater Glider and the Spotted Cuscus.
For both certified glider pilots and students attempting certification in the glider category, this is an unparalleled...
Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
8
Sugar Gliders: Everything about Purchase, Nutrition, ...
Titles in this series cover every popular breed of dog and cat, freshwater and marine fish, many bird varieties, and virtually all other animals that are kept as pets.
9
Glider Pilots in Sicily
Glider released 2210hrs at 1,800 ft, approx 2 miles off coast. Glider not able to
make land, landed in sea M1 mile from coast. 2. Good but bumpy tow. Glider
almost uncontrollable for 5 min over MALTA owing to bad weather and steep
turns of ...
10
The Handbook of
Glider Aerobatics
For use in conjunction with aerobatic instruction, this volume deals with safety considerations, flight envelopes, and glider design.
Peter Mallinson, Mike Woollard, 1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLIDER»
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glider is used in the context of the following news items.
Briton dies in hang glider crash in eastern France
The Briton, aged 49 years-old died when his hang glider crashed to the ground at a flight centre near the town of the Dole in the Jura ... «The Local.fr, Jul 15»
Glider tournament wraps up in Minden
Participants in a weeklong glider tournament were literally riders on the storm this week as they rode the winds ahead of Carson Valley's ... «The Record-Courier, Jul 15»
Heather Woods Broderick – Glider
In the press kit going around to promote Heather Woods Broderick's new album Glider, the artist is quoted as saying the songs on this record ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
Woman taken to hospital after glider crash in Debert
“In this particular incident, there was an adult glider pilot instructor along with an air cadet student who were on board the aircraft,” said Capt. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
House bill would protect glider kits from upcoming emissions …
represents the 6th District of Tennessee, which includes the city of Byrdstown, where Fitzgerald Glider Kits is located. Fitzgerald is the largest ... «Overdrive Magazine, Jul 15»
Remote-controlled glider pilots gather in Owatonna
Pilots steer their gliders and the tow plane used to launch them on Friday at Robert and Corrinne Reul Memorial Field, south of Owatonna. «Southernminn.com, Jul 15»
ANALYSIS: Aiming for 90000ft with Perlan 2 glider
Remarkably, Perlan 2 is a glider. The concept behind the record flight attempt – expected to be staged next summer in Argentina – began ... «Flightglobal, Jul 15»
House amendment would exempt glider kits from EPA proposal
Her amendment says that no funds shall be used to finalize, implement or enforce greenhouse gas regulations on glider kits and glider vehicles ... «Land Line Magazine, Jul 15»
Europe's Deepest Glider to Be Developed
BRIDGES glider 19 partners from across Europe have come together to develop Europe's first ultra-deep-sea robot glider. This glider will be ... «Product Design & Development, Jul 15»
NASA to test miniature glider for future Mars mission
NASA is planning to deploy a small glider during a future Mars rover mission to fill the exploration gap between orbit and the planet's surface. «World Magazine, Jul 15»
