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SOARING PLANE [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A lightweight glider with especially long wings to take advantage of rising air currents so as to remain aloft, as distinguished from a heavy glider, designed to be towed by a powered aircraft.

OBS

for "soaring plane": soaring. The sport of flying in a sailplane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Le planeur de sport se présente comme un appareil très léger (il pèse à peine plus qu'un homme); généralement monoplace et monté sur patins, avec une vaste surface portante aux profils soigneusement étudiés, il décolle à l'aide d'un treuil, de sandows, d'un avion, ou grâce à des pulsoréacteurs, qui lui donnent la vitesse initiale nécessaire.

Key term(s)
  • planeur

Spanish

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