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Recent Examples of sailplane
Whether racing dune buggies along the Massachusetts coast, piloting a yellow sailplane, or sharing a silent chess match with Faye Dunaway, his shades were always front and center.
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Kate Donnelly,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.
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David Hambling,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Feb. 2023
Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2022
The sailplanes are all identical, made lightweight from foam, with radio controls and 6½-foot wing spans.
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Alan Berner,
The Seattle Times,
23 Nov. 2018
Donned in coveralls, and looking the part of fliers, the members of the first girls’ sailplane club ever organized in the United States, showed much enthusiasm.
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sandiegouniontribune.com,
16 Feb. 2018
Once airborne, the gliders — or sailplanes — were left to their own devices.
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Cade Metz,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2017
Sky Sailing San Diego takes customers into the heavens aboard sailplanes (aka gliders) high above Warner Springs, near Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
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Michael Benninger,
Pacific San Diego Magazine,
3 July 2017
The graceful sailplanes soar silently over Arizona 74 and Lake Pleasant Road.
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Sonja Haller,
azcentral,
30 Jan. 2015
Kate Donnelly,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.
—
David Hambling,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Feb. 2023
Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.
—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2022
The sailplanes are all identical, made lightweight from foam, with radio controls and 6½-foot wing spans.
—
Alan Berner,
The Seattle Times,
23 Nov. 2018
Donned in coveralls, and looking the part of fliers, the members of the first girls’ sailplane club ever organized in the United States, showed much enthusiasm.
—
sandiegouniontribune.com,
16 Feb. 2018
Once airborne, the gliders — or sailplanes — were left to their own devices.
—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2017
Sky Sailing San Diego takes customers into the heavens aboard sailplanes (aka gliders) high above Warner Springs, near Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
—
Michael Benninger,
Pacific San Diego Magazine,
3 July 2017
The graceful sailplanes soar silently over Arizona 74 and Lake Pleasant Road.
—
Sonja Haller,
azcentral,
30 Jan. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailplane
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On June 5, founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi conducted a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida aboard a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider designated as the Helios Horizon.
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Miguel Iturmendi carried out a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida on June 5, taking to the skies in a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider that the team has simply called the Helios Horizon.
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Presidents have been flying since Teddy Roosevelt took off in a Wright Brothers biplane on a campaign swing in 1910 and Franklin Roosevelt crossed the Atlantic in office on a flying boat during World War II.
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The unmanned biplane was intended to carry explosives over enemy targets before crashing into them.
Noun
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The main way to reach the beach is by boat or seaplane, according to the study, but travelers shouldn't expect to find restaurants, bars, or beach clubs.
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The only way to arrive is by boat or seaplane.
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The crash was reminiscent of a 1979 crash in Chicago involving a DC-10, which was the predecessor of the trimotor jet that crashed in Louisville.
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.
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Design, safety, and range Matrix uses a lift-and-cruise compound wing design with a triplane layout and a six-arm structure.
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.
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“Sailplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailplane. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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