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mo·tor glid·er

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  1. motor glidernoun

    A sailplane (glider) equipped with an auxiliary motor.

  2. Etymology: motor + glider

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  1. Motor glider

    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 propulsion (MoP), capable of sustained soaring flight without thrust from the means of propulsion.

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  1. Motor glider

    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 propulsion, capable of sustained soaring flight without thrust from the means of propulsion. In the US, a powered glider may be certificated for up to two occupants, up to 850 kg maximum weight, and with a maximum ratio of weight to wing span squared of 3 kg/m². Simiar requirements exist in European JAA/EASA regulations, at a maximum weight of 750 kg.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of motor glider in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of motor glider in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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