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What is the major difference between a glider and a powered airplane?
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∙ 14y ago
Gliders are lighter, have a much longer wingspan in comparison to its body, and lack an engine.
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What is the difference between a glider and an airplane?
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What powered the wright brother s first airplane?
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What the difference between an glider and a flying machine?
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Was the first airplane invented engine powered or a glider?
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What the diference between an glider and an airplane?
a glider does not have a motor to power it along whereas an airplane does tand that is why a glider does not stay in the air for very long
Who found the airplane?
George Cayley built the first glider, Clement Ader built the first self powered airplane, and Wilbur & Orville Wright built the first self powered and controllable airplane.
What is the difference between a glider and powered aircraft?
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first take paper and make your glider attach a balloon
How much fuel did the wright brothers airplane take?
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