Usage of "sailplane" | TermGallery

Portuguese

Catalan

Aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces.

Spanish

Fly a plane without an engine.

Usage of sailplane in English

He looked at the two-place sailplane which sat on the tarmac. 
 Mercenary 

The Hungarian approached and looked at the sailplane in interest. 
 Mercenary 

And as the sailplane took speed, it took grace. 
 Mercenary 

Simulating the flight of a sailplane? 
 Wired 

A bronze plaque hung above it, one corner twisted and broken as if by a great heat, bearing the image of an old-fashioned sailplane. 
 War Of Honor 

This sailplane only has a gliding angle ratio of one to twenty-five, but it's a workhorse with a payload of some four hundred pounds. 
 Mercenary 

The current world altitude record of 49,009 feet in a sailplane was set in 1986 over Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevadas of California. 
 Wired 

Schwenker started flying sailplanes in 1975 and competition aerobatics in 1990, according to Flyingcircusairshow.com. 
 Reuters 

"Sailplanes or powered?" she demanded. 
 Field of Dishonor 

Frequent collocations

Translations for sailplane

Portuguese

Catalan

Spanish

Sailplane through the time

Meanings of sailplane in English