Glider

Gliders are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for un-powered flight.

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They can be divided into two broad categories, pure gliders and sailplanes.

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Pure gliders are designed for descent only, whereas the term "sailplane" refers to a gliding aircraft that is also designed to climb in rising air. (See the article on gliding for more complete information about the sport of soaring.) However the term "glider" is widely used by most people, including regulatory agencies, to refer to all types of gliding aircraft, sailplanes included. The term "pure glider" (or equivalently, but less commonly "pure sailplane") may also be used to distinguish an unpowered glider from a motor glider (see below), without implying any differential in gliding or soaring performance.

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