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Orlican VT-16 Orlik

Index Orlican VT-16 Orlik

The Orlican VT-16 Orlik is a single-seat club glider, serving Czech gliding clubs and setting several national records in the early 1960s. [1]

22 relations: Aileron, Aircraft canopy, Aircraft fabric covering, Balanced rudder, Chord (aeronautics), Cockpit, Czechoslovakia, Dihedral (aeronautics), Fin, Fuselage, Glider (sailplane), Glider competition classes, Leading edge, Monoplane, NACA airfoil, Plywood, Polystyrene, Prague Aviation Museum, Rib (aeronautics), Servo tab, Spoiler (aeronautics), Stabilator.

Aileron

An aileron (French for "little wing" or "fin") is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.

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Aircraft canopy

An aircraft canopy is the transparent enclosure over the cockpit of some types of aircraft.

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Aircraft fabric covering

Aircraft fabric covering is a term used for both the material used and the process of covering aircraft open structures.

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Balanced rudder

Balanced rudders are used by both ships and aircraft.

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Chord (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, chord refers to the imaginary straight line joining the leading and trailing edges of an aerofoil.

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Cockpit

A cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front of an aircraft or spacecraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft.

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Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko), was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the:Czech Republic and:Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

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Dihedral (aeronautics)

Dihedral angle is the upward angle from horizontal of the wings or tailplane of a fixed-wing aircraft.

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Fin

A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure.

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Fuselage

The fuselage (from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section.

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Glider (sailplane)

A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding.

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Glider competition classes

Competition classes in gliding, as in other sports, mainly exist to ensure fairness in competition.

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Leading edge

The leading edge is the part of the wing that first contacts the air;Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 305.

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Monoplane

A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with a single main wing plane, in contrast to a biplane or other multiplane, each of which has multiple planes.

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NACA airfoil

The NACA airfoils are airfoil shapes for aircraft wings developed by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

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Plywood

Plywood is a sheet material manufactured from thin layers or "plies" of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers having their wood grain rotated up to 90 degrees to one another.

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Polystyrene

Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic aromatic hydrocarbon polymer made from the monomer styrene.

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Prague Aviation Museum

Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely (Letecké Muzeum Kbely) is a major aviation museum located at Prague's original airport at Kbely, north-east of the town centre near Route 10 (E.14).

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Rib (aeronautics)

In an aircraft, ribs are forming elements of the structure of a wing, especially in traditional construction.

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Servo tab

A servo tab is a small hinged device installed on an aircraft control surface to assist the movement of the control surfaces.

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Spoiler (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, a spoiler (sometimes called a lift spoiler or lift dumper) is a device intended to intentionally reduce the lift component of an airfoil in a controlled way.

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Stabilator

A stabilator, more frequently all-moving tail or all-flying tail, is a fully movable aircraft stabilizer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlican_VT-16_Orlik

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