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• Gliding — is a recreational activity and competitive sport in which pilots fly un powered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes. Properly, the term gliding refers to descending flight of a heavier than air craft, whereas soaring is the correct term to… …   Wikipedia

• Gliding competition — Competition grid at 2004 UK Standard Class Nationals, Aston Down Some of the pilots in the sport of gliding take part in gliding competitions. These are usually racing competitions, but there are also aerobatic contests and on line league tables …   Wikipedia

• Gliding competitions — Some of the pilots in the sport of gliding take part in gliding competitions. These are usually racing competitions, but there are also aerobatic contests and cross country distance competitions. Many other pilots enjoy flying cross country just… …   Wikipedia

• Hang gliding — Hang glider launching from Mount Tamalpais …   Wikipedia

• Volunteer Gliding Squadron — Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (VGSs) are Royal Air Force flying training units, operating military Viking TX.1 (conventional) and Vigilant T.1 (motor) gliders to train Air Cadets from the Combined Cadet Force and the Air Training Corps.The VGSs… …   Wikipedia

• Grand Prix gliding — Infobox sports league current season=FAI World Grand Prix 2008 pixels=100px sport=Gliding founded=2005 teams= continent=International (FAI) champion=FAI World Grand Prix Gliding Championships are competitions for gliders that is both more… …   Wikipedia

• History of hang gliding — Hang gliding is an air sport employing a foot launchable aircraft known as a hang glider. Typically, hang gliders are composed of an aluminium or composite framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness depending from the airframe, and… …   Wikipedia

• hang gliding — the sport of launching oneself from a cliff or a steep incline and soaring through the air by means of a hang glider. [1970 75] * * * Sport of flying in unpowered aircraft that are light enough to be carried by the pilot. Takeoff is usually… …   Universalium

• Bacterial gliding — is a process whereby a bacterium can move under its own power. This process does not involve the use of flagella, which is a more common means of motility in bacteria. For many bacteria, the mechanism of gliding is unknown or only partially known …   Wikipedia

• National Ice Skating Association — NISA Sport Ice skating Formation date 1879 Affiliation International Skating Union Headquarters National Ice Centre, Notting …   Wikipedia

• John W. Dickenson — John Wallace Dickenson is an Australian inventor, who developed some liquid flow measuring devices [ [http://www.johndickenson.net/other inventions/index.html Other inventions and designs by J. Dickenson] ] and designed a successful hang glider… …   Wikipedia