Gliding competition
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Some of the pilots in the sport of gliding take part in gliding competitions. These are usually racing competitions, but there are also aerobatic contests and on-line league tables.
Competition grid at 2004 UK Standard Class Nationals, Aston Down
A typical GPS logger used to record flights of sailplanes for competitions and badge claims. It also provides navigational information about the next turn-points and areas of controlled airspace.
Competition grid at Lasham Airfield in 2009
Part of one day's results from 2009 European Championships – Open Class
Motor glider
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A motor glider is a 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 with a means of propulsio
DG-808B 18m self-launching
Carden-Baynes Auxiliary engine
Powerplant from a Schleicher ASH 26E self-launching motor glider, mounted on a test stand for maintenance at Alexander Schleicher in Poppenhausen, Germany. Counter-clockwise from top left: propeller hub, mast with belt guide, radiator, Wankel engine, muffler shroud.
Grob G 109B touring motor glider, with fibre-reinforced plastic construction.