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33 relations: Barringer Trophy, Cayuta, New York, Disintermediation, Elmira, New York, Experimental aircraft, Federal Aviation Administration, Fuselage, Gehrlein Precursor, Glider (sailplane), Glider competition classes, Great Hucklow, Homebuilt aircraft, Inyokern, California, Lee wave, List of gliders, Madrid, Mojave, California, NACA airfoil, National Soaring Museum, Paul Bikle, Paul MacCready, Schleicher K 8, Schweizer Aircraft, Schweizer brothers, Schweizer SGS 1-26, Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Spain, Transport Canada, Type certificate, United Kingdom, United States, United States government role in civil aviation, World Gliding Championships.
Barringer Trophy
The Lewin B. Barringer Memorial Trophy was established by the will of Lewin Barringer in 1948.
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Cayuta, New York
Cayuta is a town in Schuyler County, New York, United States.
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Disintermediation
Disintermediation is the removal of intermediaries in economics from a supply chain, or cutting out the middlemen in connection with a transaction or a series of transactions.
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Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, United States.
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Experimental aircraft
An experimental aircraft is an aircraft that has not yet been fully proven in flight.
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Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States is a national authority with powers to regulate all aspects of civil aviation.
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Fuselage
The fuselage (from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section.
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Gehrlein Precursor
The Gehrlein Precursor is an American, high-wing, single seat glider designed by Larry Gehrlein in 1965 and assembled from Schweizer Aircraft parts.
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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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Great Hucklow
Great Hucklow (Old English Hucca's burial mound) is a small village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District which nestles under Hucklow Edge between the villages of Tideswell and Bradwell.
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Homebuilt aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity.
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Inyokern, California
Inyokern (formerly Siding 16 and Magnolia) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States.
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Lee wave
In meteorology, lee waves are atmospheric stationary waves.
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List of gliders
This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available) Note: Any aircraft can glide for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer.
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Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole.
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Mojave, California
Mojave (formerly, Mohave) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States.
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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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National Soaring Museum
The National Soaring Museum (NSM) is an aviation museum whose stated aim is to preserve the history of motorless flight.
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Paul Bikle
Paul F. Bikle (5 June 1916 Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania – 19 January 1991 Salinas, California) Director of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Facility from 1959 until 1971, and author of more than 40 technical publications, has been associated with major aeronautical research programs including the supersonic X-15 rocket plane, and also was a world record setting glider pilot.
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Paul MacCready
Paul B. MacCready Jr. (September 29, 1925 – August 28, 2007) was an American aeronautical engineer.
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Schleicher K 8
The Schleicher K 8 (also known as Ka-8) is a single-seat glider designed by Rudolf Kaiser and built by the Alexander Schleicher company of Germany.
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Schweizer Aircraft
The Schweizer Aircraft Corporation was an American manufacturer of sailplanes, agricultural aircraft and helicopters located in Horseheads, New York.
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Schweizer brothers
Paul, William (Bill), and Ernest Schweizer were three brothers who started building gliders in 1930.
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Schweizer SGS 1-26
The Schweizer SGS 1-26 is a United States One-Design, single-seat, mid-wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.
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Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
The Sierra Nevada (snowy saw range) is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin.
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Spain
Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.
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Transport Canada
Transport Canada (Transports Canada) is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada.
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Type certificate
A type certificate signifies the airworthiness of a particular category of aircraft, according to its manufacturing design (‘type’).
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States government role in civil aviation
The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created an Aeronautic Branch of the United States Department of Commerce.
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World Gliding Championships
The World Gliding Championships (WGC) is a gliding competition held every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweizer_SGS_1-23
