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Because of the extended discussions that took place on this subject, I am being particularly careful in proposing modifications to the introduction in case I say something that is unintentionally controversial. I have therefore made this proposal rather than directly editing the article.
Glider aircraft are heavier-than-air craft that are supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against their lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. [1] Mostly these types of aircraft are intended for routine operation without engines during at least some of their gliding flights, though engine failure can force other types of aircraft to glide.
There are a wide variety of types differing in the construction of their wings, aerodynamic efficiency, location of the pilot and controls. Some may have power-plants to take off and/or extend flight. Some are designed simply to descend, but the most common varieties exploit meteorological phenomena to maintain or even gain height. These types are principally used for the air sports of gliding, hang gliding and paragliding. Perhaps the most familiar type is the paper aeroplane.
Anyway, that is my attempt. I hope it is acceptable to one and all. JMcC ( talk) 22:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
It seems to me the purpose of this article is to cover all gliders, and to represent a top-level article for all gliders.
There has today been a series of changes that seem to me to no longer make the article do that, and my first inclination was to completely revert the changes, but I thought we should at least discuss it first.- ( User) Wolfkeeper ( Talk) 14:35, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
added to article: {{Merge|Glider (sailplane)}} Northamerica1000 ( talk) 11:19, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Insufficient support for change. Tag removed from article. JMcC ( talk) 11:17, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved by WilyD. Cúchullain t/ c 15:11, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Glider aircraft → Glider (aircraft) – With Wolfkeeper long since banned, would anyone support the moving of Glider aircraft to Glider (aircraft)? Currently latter redirects to the former, but I think it should be the other way round. I have never heard the phrase "glider aircraft" JMcC ( talk) 10:16, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
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Prometheus14 ( talk · contribs) has made several attempts to add this article to Category:British inventions. Attempts at gliding flight by "birdmen" have a long history. Renaissance designs by Leonardo da Vinci and others also explored man-powered flight. According to David Wragg, Flight Before Flying, Osprey, 1974, p.64, "The first known heavier-than-air flying model [was] the Cayley kite-glider of 1809, which featured a mainplane, a tailplane ...", and on p.56 he is credited with "building the first man-carrying glider". George Cayley was British and became regarded as "the father of modern aviation", so does this establish the glider as a British invention, or do we include "birdmen" and similar primitive contraptions as gliders, or is there some other reason to reject the category? — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 08:56, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
I've done a couple of edits to this section, but I feel it needs to be rewritten. I don't know enough in this field to do it myself, though. KaraLG84 ( talk) 19:12, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
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Because of the extended discussions that took place on this subject, I am being particularly careful in proposing modifications to the introduction in case I say something that is unintentionally controversial. I have therefore made this proposal rather than directly editing the article.
Glider aircraft are heavier-than-air craft that are supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against their lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. [1] Mostly these types of aircraft are intended for routine operation without engines during at least some of their gliding flights, though engine failure can force other types of aircraft to glide.
There are a wide variety of types differing in the construction of their wings, aerodynamic efficiency, location of the pilot and controls. Some may have power-plants to take off and/or extend flight. Some are designed simply to descend, but the most common varieties exploit meteorological phenomena to maintain or even gain height. These types are principally used for the air sports of gliding, hang gliding and paragliding. Perhaps the most familiar type is the paper aeroplane.
Anyway, that is my attempt. I hope it is acceptable to one and all. JMcC ( talk) 22:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
It seems to me the purpose of this article is to cover all gliders, and to represent a top-level article for all gliders.
There has today been a series of changes that seem to me to no longer make the article do that, and my first inclination was to completely revert the changes, but I thought we should at least discuss it first.- ( User) Wolfkeeper ( Talk) 14:35, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
added to article: {{Merge|Glider (sailplane)}} Northamerica1000 ( talk) 11:19, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Insufficient support for change. Tag removed from article. JMcC ( talk) 11:17, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved by WilyD. Cúchullain t/ c 15:11, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Glider aircraft → Glider (aircraft) – With Wolfkeeper long since banned, would anyone support the moving of Glider aircraft to Glider (aircraft)? Currently latter redirects to the former, but I think it should be the other way round. I have never heard the phrase "glider aircraft" JMcC ( talk) 10:16, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
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Prometheus14 ( talk · contribs) has made several attempts to add this article to Category:British inventions. Attempts at gliding flight by "birdmen" have a long history. Renaissance designs by Leonardo da Vinci and others also explored man-powered flight. According to David Wragg, Flight Before Flying, Osprey, 1974, p.64, "The first known heavier-than-air flying model [was] the Cayley kite-glider of 1809, which featured a mainplane, a tailplane ...", and on p.56 he is credited with "building the first man-carrying glider". George Cayley was British and became regarded as "the father of modern aviation", so does this establish the glider as a British invention, or do we include "birdmen" and similar primitive contraptions as gliders, or is there some other reason to reject the category? — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 08:56, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
I've done a couple of edits to this section, but I feel it needs to be rewritten. I don't know enough in this field to do it myself, though. KaraLG84 ( talk) 19:12, 4 September 2021 (UTC)