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hang glider: see glider hang glider, with nylon or Kevlar stretched over an aluminum frame, can reach an altitude of 20,000 ft (6,100 m) and stay aloft up to 15 hours; in 1979 five hang glider pilots flew their machines (fitted with auxiliary motors) across the United States. ..... Click the link for more information. . hang glider [′haŋ ‚glīd·ər] (aerospace engineering) A flexible, deployable, steerable, kitelike glider from which a harnessed rider hangs during flight. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Other scheduled performances include the Army's Golden Knights parachute team, a hang glider demonstration by paraplegic Dan Buchanan and flights by a B-1B bomber, a B-52 Stratofortress, an F-18 Hornet, NASA's ER-2 research aircraft, and the C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. The summer begins with a hang glider crashing into the pool; when the hang gilder makes off with Dinah's inflatable turtle, she's immediately suspicious. How about a boat with rocket launchers and a hang glider escape vehicle? |
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