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What is the name of a glider plane designed for sustained flight called?
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self sustaining sailplane
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What is the independent variable of a glider?
The independent variable of a glider, if it is an air glider, would be the thermal updrafts available at any flight. Without effective thermals, it makes it difficult for a glider to maintain lift and develop elevation for sustained glides.
What does glider mean?
Glider means a light aircraft that is designed to move without a motor or a person or another object that flies or moves without a motor. A glider can also refer to a small mammal called a sugar glider.
Who designed the glider?
Leonardo DaVinci
In 1891 which German designed a glider that would carry a human?
Otto Lilienthal was the German inventor that designed and built a glider that would carry a human in 1891. He died in 1896 at the age of 48 when the glider he was flying lost power and crashed.
How does weight affect a glider?
Weight is the main factor in the flight of the glider. More weight means the glider does not fly great distances. If the weight is less it will travel more distance.
What is a female sugar glider called?
A female sugar glider.
What is female sugar glider called?
A female sugar glider.
When did the Wright brothers make their first airplane flight?
In 1901 in their glider.
What German designed the first glider to carry a human?
John Zelger
What German designed a glider that can carry a human?
George Cayhey in 1891.
What German designed a glider that carried a human?
George Cayhey in 1891.
What are the three forces acting on a glider in flight?
thrust, Lift, weight, and drag.
