thermal soaring

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• Thermal — A thermal column (or thermal) is a column of rising air in the lower altitudes of the Earth s atmosphere. Thermals are created by the uneven heating of the Earth s surface from solar radiation, and an example of convection. The Sun warms the… …   Wikipedia

• thermal — A column of rising air heated by the sun or other phenomena. Sailplane and glider pilots use it for soaring. The pilots recognize the presence of a thermal with the help of a variometer an instrument having two tubes with red and green indicators …   Aviation dictionary

• soaring — A type of flight in which a glider locates and follows a mass of rising air or a thermal to stay aloft as long as possible …   Aviation dictionary

• thermal updraft — A rising air current in a large thunderstorm that is buoyant because its temperature is warm compared with the surrounding air. “Thermals” are not always associated with thunderstorms; they are useful to soaring pilots and hang gliders, as the… …   Aviation dictionary

• Lift (soaring) — Lift, or more precisely static lift , is rising air used by soaring birds and by humans in gliding, hang gliding and paragliding to make extended soaring flights. There are four principal types of lift:cite book | last = Welch | first = John |… …   Wikipedia

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• Radio-controlled glider — A radio controlled glider is a type of radio controlled airplane that normally does not have any form of propulsion. They are able to sustain continuous flight by exploiting the lift produced by slopes and thermals, controlled remotely from the… …   Wikipedia

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