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Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, the brothers had developed deep mechanical instincts, nurtured through their bicycle business and relentless study of earlier glider experiments by pioneers like Otto Lilienthal.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
From Luke's crash into the stairs to Greg's falling through the floor to me stubbing my little toe on the glider.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The model airplane and balsa wood glider company has been headquartered in Wakefield for 99 years.
—Chris Tanaka, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Hanging from the haul rope, the glider allowed the patrollers to slide down the rope to gondola cars, controlling their descent with a brake mechanism on the glider.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
From Luke's crash into the stairs to Greg's falling through the floor to me stubbing my little toe on the glider.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The model airplane and balsa wood glider company has been headquartered in Wakefield for 99 years.
—Chris Tanaka, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Hanging from the haul rope, the glider allowed the patrollers to slide down the rope to gondola cars, controlling their descent with a brake mechanism on the glider.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glider. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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glider
noun
glid·er
ˈglīd-ər 
1
: an aircraft without an engine that glides on air currents
2
: a porch seat suspended from a frame
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