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101Bowlus/Nelson Dragonfly — Dragonfly A Bowlus/Nelson BB 1 Dragonfly in storage at the Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center in Dulles, Virginia. Role …
102Nelson Hummingbird PG-185B — Hummingbird PG 185B Role Motor glider National origin United States Manufacturer Nelson Aircraft Designer Ted Nelson and Harry Perl Introduction 1953 Number built …
103Oldershaw O-2 — O 2 Role Glider National origin United States Designer Vernon Oldershaw First flight 1961 Introduction 1961 Status Sole example in the US Southwest Soaring Museum Number built …
104Schweizer Aircraft — Infobox Company company name = Schweizer Aircraft company vector company type = Manufacturer genre = foundation = 1939 founder = Schweizer brothers location city = Horseheads, New York location country = USA location = origins = key people = area …
105Richard C. du Pont Memorial Trophy — The Richard C. du Pont Memorial Trophy is an American competitive award given annually by the Soaring Society of America to the U.S. National Open Class Soaring Champion, as determined at the annual U.S. National Open Class Soaring Championship.… …
106History 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… …
107List of Forgotten Realms characters — This is a list of fictional characters from the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game. Most of these characters have appeared in the multiple series of novels set in the Forgotten Realms. Contents:… …
108Helmut Reichmann — Professor Dr. Helmut Reichmann (* 1941; † March 10, 1992) was a German glider pilot, thrice Gliding World Champion and co founder, with millionaire Barron Hilton, of the Barron Hilton Cup. He was an arts teacher and a professor of industrial… …
109Thomas Knauff — Thomas L. Knauff (born 1938) is an American author, glider pilot, flight instructor, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Pilot Examiner, and a member of the U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame. He was an early pioneer of ridge soaring in the… …
110Schweizer SGS 2-33 — The Schweizer SGS 2 33 is a United States two seat, high wing, strut braced, training glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.Schweizer, Paul A: Wings Like Eagles, The Story of Soaring in the United States , pages 227 327.… …
