Soaring & gliding flight involve little wing movement. Birds soar & glide with their wings extended.
flying, gliding
Carter M. Ayres has written: 'Soaring' -- subject(s): Gliding, Gliding and soaring, Juvenile literature
Philip Aubrey Wills has written: 'Where no birds fly' -- subject(s): Gliding and soaring 'Free as a bird' -- subject(s): Gliding and soaring
Theodore Bellak has written: 'Memoirs of gliding and soaring'
Derek Piggott has written: 'Delta papa' -- subject(s): Air pilots, Biography 'Understanding flying weather' 'Gliding' -- subject(s): Gliding and soaring 'Gliding Safety'
First they go up, then they go down. This could be translated as soaring, then gliding.
Gliders are aircraft that have extra large wingspans and no motor. This sport is called soaring or gliding.
They both contain the suffix -ing .
Robert Kronfeld has written: 'Kronfeld on gliding and soaring' -- subject(s): Gliders (Aeronautics)
Heinz Gernert has written: 'Gegenwind' -- subject(s): Youth, Gliding and soaring, Biography, National socialism, History
Jutta Wegener has written: 'Otto Lilienthal' -- subject(s): Gliding and soaring, Aeronautical engineers, Biography, History
The types of wings adapted for gliding on thermal updrafts are known as high aspect ratio wings. These wings are long and narrow, allowing for efficient soaring by maximizing lift generation and minimizing drag.