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Gliding Facts and Figures - Experience Gliding
Find out all about the exciting sport of gliding, including why gliders have such long wings, how they get in the air, and what it's like to fly a glider.
http://www.airexperiences.co.uk/gliding/gliding-your-questions-answered/
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The Wright Brothers - The 1902 Glider
Compared to their previous gliders, the Wrights' 1902 glider had a much thinner airfoil and longer and narrower wings, which their wind tunnel tests had shown to be more efficient. To improve lateral control, they added a fixed vertical rudder to the rear of the glider. They retained the reliable forward elevator for pitch control but made it elliptical in shape.
http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/fly/1902/glider.cfm
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Glider Aircraft - Britannica
Nonpowered heavier-than-air craft capable of sustained flight. Though many men contributed to the development of the glider, the most famous pioneer was Otto Lilienthal (1848-96).
http://www.britannica.com/technology/glider-aircraft
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Glider Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia Articles About Gliders
Get information, facts, and pictures about gliders. Make research projects and school reports about glider easy with credible articles from our free, online encyclopedia and dictionary.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/glider.aspx
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How Gliders Fly, And How They're Different Than Powered Aircraft - Bold Method
Flying, and staying airborne, without an engine.
http://www.boldmethod.com/blog/article/2015/02/your-guide-to-glider-flying/
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LSA Glider
Since the Phoenix is certified as a light sport glider, it is best flown with a glider rating because glider pilots are not limited to 10,000'; they can take the Phoenix to 18,000', or even higher in a wave window or box. And the Phoenix can go that high with or without the engine! Because it has an engine that can be used for take-off, a self-launch logbook endorsement is also required.
http://www.phoenixairusa.com/LSA_Glider.html
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Parts of a Glider - How Gliders Work
Parts of a Glider: Flying in a glider is about as close as you can get to soaring like a bird. Amazingly, these graceful machines manage their maneuvers without an engine. Learn how gliders fly without power.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/glider1.htm
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Soaring Society of America
The Soaring Society of America's web site is the largest collection of information in the world about soaring, also known as gliding.
http://www.ssa.org/LearningToFlyGliders
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Glider (Aircraft) - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
A glider is a heavier-than-air aircraft that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. Most gliders do not have an engine, although motor-gliders have small engines for extending their flight when necessary and some are even powerful enough to take off.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(aircraft)
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Glider (Sailplane) - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
A sailplane or glider is a type of glider aircraft used in the sport of gliding. Sailplanes are aerodynamically streamlined and are capable of soaring in rising air.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(sailplane)
