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Recreational activity and competitive air sport
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring
Gliding
1981 New Zealand TV series or programme
Gliding On is a New Zealand sitcom that aired from 1981 to 1985. It was written by Roger Hall and adapted from his play Glide Time, and directed by Tony
Gliding_On
Index of animals with the same common name
There are many different types of gliding possum, sometimes referred to as volplane possum, flying phalangers, or simply as gliders, endemic to Australia
Gliding_possum
Animals that have evolved aerial locomotion
are capable of aerial locomotion, either by active flight, by passive gliding or, in rare occasions, by kiting/ballooning. Such animals typically have
Flying_and_gliding_animals
Unpowered glider air sport
Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang
Hang_gliding
Gliding School 2 Gliding School 25 October 1942 RAF East Fortune Unknown RAF Connel RAF Dumfries January 1946 Reformed as 2 Gliding School 2 Gliding School
List of Royal Air Force Glider units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Glider_units
Mode of flight
flight, gliding generally requires the application of an airfoil, such as the wings on aircraft or birds, or the gliding membrane of a gliding possum.
Gliding_flight
Topics referred to by the same term
gliders or sailplanes. Gliding may also refer to: Gliding flight, flight in the absence of thrust Gliding motility of microbes. Gliding (vehicle), a natural
Gliding_(disambiguation)
World governing body for air sports
GAC) Gliding through the FAI Gliding Commission (International Gliding Commission – IGC) Hang gliding & Paragliding through the FAI Hang Gliding & Paragliding
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Fédération_Aéronautique_Internationale
1970 studio album by Emmy Lou Harris
Gliding Bird is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, released in 1970 on Jubilee Records (JGS-8031.) Her
Gliding_Bird
8th episode of the 5th season of Breaking Bad
"Gliding Over All" is the eighth episode and mid-season finale of the fifth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 54th
Gliding_Over_All
Aviation sporting event
The World Gliding Championships (WGC) is a gliding competition held roughly every two years by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly
World_Gliding_Championships
Soaring with a paraglider
canopy or top skin and a lower spaced apart bottom skin"— a governable gliding parachute with aerofoil shaped cells, an open leading edge, and a closed
Paragliding
Method of mobility used by microorganisms
Gliding motility is a type of translocation used by microorganisms that is independent of cell-surface appendages such as flagella, pili, and fimbriae
Gliding_motility
Membranous structure that assists an animal in gliding or flight
animal in obtaining lift when gliding or flying. The structure is found in extant and extinct groups of flying and gliding animals including bats, theropod
Patagium
Genus of lizards
also known as flying lizards, flying dragons or gliding lizards. These lizards are capable of gliding flight via membranes that may be extended to create
Draco_(lizard)
Retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis
Initially undifferentiated, the tubercle develops into a penis depending on the exposure to male hormones secreted by the testicles. The differentiation
Foreskin
Variant of skydiving
diver's body and generate increased lift, which allows extended air time by gliding flight rather than just free falling. The modern wingsuit, first developed
Wingsuit_flying
Being more fuel efficient by letting go of the gas pedal when moving
Gliding is an energy-efficient driving mode achieved by turning off the internal combustion engine while the vehicle is still moving in order to save
Gliding_(vehicle)
Physical therapy exercise
nerves. Nerve gliding exercises should be done several times daily, depending on the issue. As patients continuously do nerve gliding exercises, they
Nerve_glide
Order of amphibians
Rhacophoridae, which also have fully webbed toes used in gliding. Arboreal frogs have pads located on the ends of their toes to help grip vertical surfaces
Frog
Species of Australian marsupial
glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such
Sugar_glider
Hang gliding is an air sport employing a foot-launchable aircraft. Typically, a modern hang glider is constructed of an aluminium alloy or composite-framed
History_of_hang_gliding
Species of amphibian
The Malabar gliding frog or Malabar flying frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus) is a rhacophorid tree frog species found in the Western Ghats of India. It is
Malabar_gliding_frog
Competitions in the sport of gliding
the sport of gliding take part in gliding competitions. These are usually racing competitions, but there are also aerobatic contests and on-line league
Gliding_competition
1982 aviation accident over Indonesia
drops. The flight crew quickly determined that the aircraft was capable of gliding for 23 minutes and covering 91 nautical miles (169 km) from its flight
British_Airways_Flight_009
Species of amphibian
The gliding tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and
Gliding_tree_frog
German aviator and test pilot
more than 40 flight altitude records and women's endurance records in gliding and unpowered flight. In the 1960s, she was sponsored by the West German
Hanna_Reitsch
Japanese hypersonic glide vehicle
The Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) (島嶼防衛用高速滑空弾, Tōsyobōeiyō-kōsoku-kakkūdan) is a Japanese hypersonic glide vehicle being intended to be used
Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile
Hyper_Velocity_Gliding_Projectile
American astronaut (1930–2012)
diamonds from the International Gliding Commission. He continued to fly engineless aircraft well into his 70s. While working on his farm in November 1978,
Neil_Armstrong
The Scottish Gliding Association is the body which represents the sport of gliding in Scotland. It represents the Scottish gliding clubs when dealing
Scottish_Gliding_Association
International governing body for gliding
Gliding Commission (IGC) is the international governing body for the sport of gliding. It is governed by meetings of delegates from national gliding associations
FAI_Gliding_Commission
Aviation museum in Hesse, Germany
Segelflugmuseum mit Modellflug), situated on the Wasserkuppe in the German state of Hesse is the national gliding museum, opened in 1987. German glider pilots
German_Gliding_Museum
Family of mammals
Colugos (/kəˈluːɡoʊ/), flying lemurs, or cobegos (/kəˈbiːɡoʊ/), are arboreal gliding primatomorphs that are native to Southeast Asia. Their evolutionary closest
Colugo
Name used for several tree-dwelling ants
gliders, gliding ants use their gliding to return to the trunk of the tree they live on should they fall or be knocked off a branch. Gliding was first
Gliding_ant
American singer and actor (1915–1998)
" She added that Sinatra's baritone voice "sometimes cracked, but the gliding intonations still aroused the same raptures of delight as they had at the
Frank_Sinatra
Military unit
The Central Gliding School (CGS) is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of gliding instructors for the instruction of Royal Air
Central_Gliding_School
Squadrons of the Royal Air Force which provide gliding experience for Air Cadets
A Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) is an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provides flying training in glider aircraft for Royal Air
Volunteer_Gliding_Squadron
Biennial gliding competition
The European Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years. Gliding is a competitive sport and was even a demonstration sport at
European Gliding Championships
European_Gliding_Championships
Extinct genus of reptiles
Coelurosauravus (meaning "hollow-tailed lizard grandfather") is an extinct genus of gliding reptile, known from the Late Permian of Madagascar. Like other members
Coelurosauravus
Frog that can achieve gliding flight
A flying frog (also called a gliding frog) is a frog that has the ability to achieve gliding flight. This means it can descend at an angle less than 45°
Flying_frog
Glider airport in Maharashtra, India
Hadapsar Gliding Centre, also known as Gliding Centre Pune, is a gliderdrome situated at Hadapsar in Pune, Maharashtra. It is owned by the Directorate
Hadapsar_Gliding_Centre
Airport in Alton
recreational gliding. The airfield is now the home of the largest British gliding club, also one of the world's largest, Lasham Gliding Society Ltd (LGS)
Lasham_Airfield
Cast of neo-Western crime media franchise
Michelle MacLaren (dir), Moira Walley-Beckett (wrt) (September 2, 2012). "Gliding Over All". Breaking Bad. Season 5. Episode 8. AMC. Scott Winant (dir),
List of characters in the Breaking Bad franchise
List_of_characters_in_the_Breaking_Bad_franchise
Flight without the use of thrust
airborne. Pennycuick divides animal flight into three types: parachuting, gliding and powered. He observes however that these have no sharp boundaries. For
Unpowered_flight
Russian glide bomb kit
(Russian: УМПК; Унифицированный модуль планирования и коррекции, Unified gliding and correction module) is a munition guidance kit first developed by the
UMPK_(bomb_kit)
Flying hybrid sports
flying, speed riding, speedriding, speed-riding, skigliding, ski-gliding, ski gliding, ski flying, ski-flying and ground launching). The wing itself is
Speed_flying_and_speed_riding
Cambridge Gliding Centre is a gliding club based near Cambridge in the United Kingdom on the Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire county border. Nearby major towns
Cambridge_Gliding_Centre
Earth's highest mountain
2014. Ed Ewing (29 May 2013). "60 Years of Everest: Paragliding and Hang Gliding on the World's Highest Peak". Cross Country Magazine. "Ultimate Descent:
Mount_Everest
Extinct family of reptiles
Weigeltisauridae is a family of gliding neodiapsid reptiles that lived during the Late Permian, between 259.51 and 251.9 million years ago. Fossils of
Weigeltisauridae
Multiple World Champion Glider Pilot
glider competition pilot, the World Champion in 15m Class and European gliding champion in 18m Class. In 2024, together with Sebastian Lampart, he became
Sebastian_Kawa
Airport in Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire
The London Gliding Club (LGC) is a members' club whose airfield is located at the foot of the Dunstable Downs. Many privately owned gliders are based
London_Gliding_Club
Second-largest city in Brazil
volleyball, Beach American Football, footvolley, surfing, kite surfing, hang gliding, motor racing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Luta Livre, sailing, and competitive
Rio_de_Janeiro
This is a glossary of acronyms, initialisms and terms used for gliding and soaring. This is a specialized subset of broader aviation, aerospace, and aeronautical
Glossary of gliding and soaring
Glossary_of_gliding_and_soaring
Aerial weapon with flight control surfaces
is a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces. This
Glide_bomb
Species of lizard
flying dragon or spotted gliding lizard, is a species of agamid flying lizard endemic to Southeast Asia. It is capable of gliding from tree to tree. Head
Draco_maculatus
Down Gloucester Cheltenham Bristol Stroud Cirencester Bath The Cotswold Gliding Club (CGC) is based at Aston Down airfield, between Cirencester and Stroud
Cotswold_Gliding_Club
Military unit
The Air Cadet Gliding Program is a youth gliding program operated by the Canadian Forces (CF) and the Air Cadet League of Canada for the benefit of the
Air_Cadet_Gliding_Program
Soviet light tank
used on Soviet aircraft, since the weapon was in production in massive quantities easily to rival those of the DShK. Using an aircraft weapon on a ground
T-60_tank
Gliding Association
British Gliding Association (BGA) is the governing body for gliding in the United Kingdom. Gliding in the United Kingdom operates through 72 gliding clubs
British_Gliding_Association
Glider equipped with a motor for launch
fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power. The FAI Gliding Commission Sporting Code definition is: a fixed-wing aerodyne equipped
Motor_glider
Airfield in Oxfordshire, England
used by the Edgehill Gliding Centre, previously known as the "Shenington Gliding Club", though other companies are resident on the site as well. Private
Shenington_Airfield
Use of pitch to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning
transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see
Tone_(linguistics)
head-to-stream, then lifts the anchor and drifts stern-first downstream, ferry gliding to maintain position within the stream. As steerage begins to reduce, the
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
The sport of gliding is managed in each country by national gliding associations, subject to governmental aviation authorities to varying degrees. Internationally
List of national gliding associations
List_of_national_gliding_associations
Tribe of mammals
therefore must rely more heavily on their gliding abilities. Several hypotheses have attempted to explain the evolution of gliding in flying squirrels. One possible
Flying_squirrel
Volunteer gliding squadron of the Royal Air Force
614 VGS is a former Volunteer Gliding Squadron. One of 27 Volunteer Gliding Squadrons, it was made up of between 40 and 60 personnel who annually conducted
No. 614 Volunteer Gliding Squadron RAF
No._614_Volunteer_Gliding_Squadron_RAF
Football tournament
looking at staging its own international tournament outside of the Olympics. On 28 May 1928, the FIFA Congress in Amsterdam decided to stage a world championship
FIFA_World_Cup
Change in the heritable traits of populations
in this species, the head has become so flattened that it assists in gliding from tree to tree—an exaptation. Within cells, molecular machines such
Evolution
Military unit
Volunteer Gliding Squadron based at RAF Little Rissington in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. 621 VGS is one of 10 remaining Volunteer Gliding Squadrons
No. 621 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
No._621_Volunteer_Gliding_Squadron
Genus of snakes
Chrysopelea is a genus of snakes, commonly known as flying snakes or gliding snakes, that belong to the family Colubridae. Chrysopelea species are found
Chrysopelea
Erectile female sexual organ
clitoral stimulation during whole-body contact. Pressing the penis in a gliding or circular motion against the clitoris or stimulating it by the movement
Clitoris
Gliding club in England
Bowland Forest Gliding Club is a British gliding club near the village of Chipping, Lancashire. It was formed as the Blackpool and Fylde Gliding Club in 1930
Bowland_Forest_Gliding_Club
Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
also instructed by Jean-Georges Noverre who taught her to walk in the gliding fashion characteristic of the court of Versailles. Following the Seven
Marie_Antoinette
Village in Devon, England
writer and pastor, wrote in 1926 in his book A Faggot of Torches (p. 23), "If, on the face of God’s earth, there is anywhere a more peaceful and picturesque
Broadhembury
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
Flight RAF No. 158 Conversion Flight RAF No. 642 Gliding School RAF became No. 642 Volunteer Gliding Squadron RAF No. 1665 (Heavy Transport) Conversion
RAF_Linton-on-Ouse
Flying club in Victoria, Australia
The Gliding Club of Victoria was founded in 1929. Since 1953, it has been located at Benalla Airport. The Gliding Club of Victoria was founded on 27 September
Gliding_Club_of_Victoria
Royal Air Force air combat support station in Suffolk, England
58 Maintenance Unit RAF No. 103 Gliding School RAF No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 611 Volunteer Gliding Squadron RAF No. 1504 (Beam Approach
RAF_Honington
Genus of marsupials
The greater gliders are three species of large gliding marsupials in the genus Petauroides, all of which are found in eastern Australia. Until 2020 they
Greater_glider
Species of spider
vibrational signals. These visual efforts typically last around twenty-four minutes on average, but can range from six to fifty minutes. An important part of the
Maratus_volans
Range of aerial activities
aerial activities, including air racing, aerobatics, aeromodelling, hang gliding, human-powered aircraft, parachuting, paragliding, soaring, and skydiving
Air_sports
Airport in Cold Kirby, North Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Gliding Club (YGC) operate from an airfield on Sutton Bank in the North York Moors National Park, England. The airfield site is 7 miles (11 km)
Yorkshire_Gliding_Club
Species of mammal (Acrobates pygmaeus; marsupial)
The feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse
Feathertail_glider
Combination of two adjacent vowel sounds
delimiters. A diphthong (/ˈdɪfθɒŋ, ˈdɪp-/ DIF-thong, DIP-), also known as a gliding vowel or a vowel glide, is a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds within
Diphthong
American actor and activist (1952–2004)
Stearman and did his own piloting in the film The Aviator. He also enjoyed gliding; his personal record was 32,000 ft. Reeve was an avid sailor. While filming
Christopher_Reeve
Joint in the body
(arthrodial joint, gliding joint, plane articulation) is a synovial joint which, under physiological conditions, allows only gliding movement. Plane joints
Plane_joint
Extinct family of mammals
Volaticotherium antiquum (meaning "ancient gliding beast") is an extinct, gliding, insectivorous mammal that lived in Asia during the Jurassic period,
Volaticotherium
Class of sport
resort managers refused. Other Club activities included expedition hang gliding from active volcanoes; the launching of giant (20 m) plastic spheres with
Extreme_sport
Aircraft designed for operation without an engine
gain height. Gliders are principally used for the air sports of gliding, hang gliding and paragliding. However some spacecraft have been designed to descend
Glider_(aircraft)
from time to time, or can even move on their own (usually on hydraulic jacks, required for self-climbing and gliding formworks). Best known in the construction
Climbing_formwork
Sound change converting an alveolar consonant to a rhotic consonant
written d in Standard Finnish kahden kesken- kahren kesken (two together = one on one).[example needed] The reconstructed older pronunciation is *ð. In Manx
Rhotacism
Heath and moorland plateau in Shropshire, England
on the Long Mynd, at just over 5 miles (8 km) long. It is still walked today, and is part of the Shropshire Way, and a road that goes to the Gliding Club
Long_Mynd
Aerial locomotion in avian dinosaurs
exist about how bird flight evolved, including flight from falling or gliding (the trees down hypothesis), from running or leaping (the ground up hypothesis)
Bird_flight
Type of wing for flying vehicles
called "Flexi-Kite" and a gliding parachute they later referred to as a "paraglider". Rogallo and his wife received a patent on a flexible square wing in
Rogallo_wing
Geological phenomenon where rocks move, leaving tracks
The movement of the rocks occurs when large, thin sheets of ice floating on an ephemeral winter pond move and break up due to wind. Trails of sliding
Sailing_stones
Type of pilot license
Licence (PPL). Gliding in the UK is self-regulated by the British Gliding Association (BGA) and by its member clubs. Training is based on standards defined
Glider_pilot_license
Video game series
elements more prominently. In the games' open world, climbing walls and gliding off them on a paraglider makes it possible for the player to plot out multiple
The_Legend_of_Zelda
Type of aircraft used in the sport of gliding
is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding (also called soaring). This unpowered aircraft can use naturally occurring
Glider_(sailplane)
Component of wind turbines
windmill towers by means of an axial gliding bearing. These gliding bearings consisted of multiple gliding blocks fixed on the windmill tower structure. These
Yaw_bearing
Movement of animals through trees
(allowing movement on smaller branches), and the ability to move through more cluttered habitat. Size relating to weight affects gliding animals such as
Arboreal_locomotion
GLIDING ON
GLIDING ON
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Special
Boy/Male
Australian, Bengali, German, Hebrew, Indian
A Farmer; Bringer of Lighto; Shining; Giving Light; Glowing
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Guiding Star
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Guiding Light
Boy/Male
English
Son Of Gold.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Good.
Surname or Lastname
English (southern counties)
English (southern counties) : unexplained.German : patronymic form of Old 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gladden.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the late Old English personal name Golding, in form a patronymic from Golda (see Gold 4).German : patronymic from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with gold, guld ‘gold’, ‘bright’.Jewish (from Latvia and Lithuania) : habitational name from Golding, the German and Yiddish name of the city of Kuldīga in Latvia.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gooding.German (Göding) : variant of Godding.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Reading 2.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Guiding Light
Girl/Female
Indian
Guiding light lighthouse
Boy/Male
British, English
Son of the Red-haired
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Leading; Guiding
Surname or Lastname
English (now chiefly Lancashire)
English (now chiefly Lancashire) : from an unattested Old English personal name, Wilding, a derivative of Old English wilde ‘wild’, ‘savage’. It is also possible that it may be from a topographical term derived from the same vocabulary word. Compare Wild, but early forms with prepositions are not found.German : patronymic from Wilto, a short form of a Germanic personal name beginning with wild ‘wild’.
Female
Chinese
white jasmine tinkling.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a variant of the personal name Julian.English : habitational name from either of two places in North Yorkshire, Gilling East and Gilling West, named in Old English as ‘(settlement of) the people (Old English ingas) of a man called Ḡthia or Gētla’.
Boy/Male
British, English
Son of Gold; Little Golden One
GLIDING ON
GLIDING ON
Girl/Female
British, English
From the West
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Embodiment of God
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Excellent
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
The Dark
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indian, Latin, Swedish
Resurrection; Diminutive of Anastasia; Fruitful; Good Grapes; One who will be Reborn; Giving Fruit; Prosperous
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Bengali, British, Celtic, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Gaelic, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Irish, Japanese, Kannada, Kurdish, Latin, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Mythological, Oriya, Parsi, Punjabi, Romanian, Sanskrit,
Hill; Tower; Crag; Star; Rocky Hill; The Pupil of the Eye; A Hill Where the Kings Met; Wife of Lord Brihaspati; A Glow of Star
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory of Beloved
Girl/Female
American, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Swedish
Ruler; Pure; Torture
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Woodham.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Seeker of God
GLIDING ON
GLIDING ON
GLIDING ON
GLIDING ON
GLIDING ON
a.
Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to the law; as, law-abiding people.
adv.
In a gliding manner.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Glide
n. & a.
A gliding effect; gliding.
a.
Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Gride
a.
That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly.
n.
A riding. See Trithing.
a.
Giving life or spirit; having power to give life; inspiriting; invigorating.
n.
Vegetable glue or gelatin; glutin. It is one of the constituents of wheat gluten, and is a tough, amorphous substance, which resembles animal glue or gelatin.
n.
The act of one who, or that which, v/ids.
a.
Slippery; elusory.
n.
The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of voltaic electricity.
a.
Slipping; sliding; gliding.
a.
Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring crime.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Gild
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Elide
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Guide
n.
The glass, glasslike, or glossy substance with which any surface is incrusted or overlaid; as, the glazing of pottery or porcelain, or of paper.