Glider - Aircraft

Aircraft

• Glider aircraft or simply glider, heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight
  • Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of gliding
  • Hang glider, foot-launched aircraft with a framed wing, usually used for recreation
  • Military glider, used to transport combat troops and equipment to a combat zone
  • Motor glider, a glider with a power source to generate thrust
  • Paraglider, foot-launched, unframed fabric wing, usually used for recreation
  • Speed Glider, a paraglider designed for skiing down steep mountain slopes
  • Rocket glider, a rocket propelled aircraft that routinely lands as a glider
  • Walkalong glider, a model glider with updraft generated by a person walking behind
  • Paper glider, a toy glider made out of paper