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• Military glider — Waco CG 4A of the USAF Military gliders (an offshoot of common gliders) have been used by the military of various c …   Wikipedia

• Powered hang glider — A foot launched powered hang glider (FLPHG), also called powered harness, nanolight or hangmotor, is a powered hang glider harness with a motor and propeller in pusher configuration. An ordinary hang glider is used for its wing and control frame …   Wikipedia

• 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team — Infobox Military Unit unit name=517 Parachute Regimental Combat Team caption=517th PIR Coat of Arms nickname= Battling Buzzards motto= Attack colors= march= ceremonial chief= type= Parachute infantry branch= United States Army dates= 1943–1945… …   Wikipedia

• Powered parachute — A powered parachute (motorized parachute, PPC, paraplane) is a parachute with motor and wheels. The aircraft s airspeed is typically about 25–35 mph (40–60 km/h). PPCs operate safely at heights ranging from a few feet off the ground (while ground …   Wikipedia

• 188th Glider Infantry Regiment (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=188th Glider Infantry Regiment caption= dates=1942 1958 country=United States of America allegiance= branch=United States Army type=Parachute Infantry role= size= command structure= garrison= garrison label=… …   Wikipedia

• 500th SS Parachute Battalion — The 500th SS Parachute Battalion (500. SS Fallschirmjägerbatallion) was the parachute unit of the Waffen SS.The idea to form a paratrooper unit within the Waffen SS, allegedly, came directly from Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler. Creation Himmler …   Wikipedia