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• Glide ratio — Glide ratio, also called, Lift to drag ratio, glide number, or finesse, is an aviation term that refers to the distance an aircraft will move forward for any given amount of lost altitude (the cotangent of the downward angle). Alternatively it is …   Wikipedia

• Glide bomb — A glide bomb is an aerial bomb that is modified with aerodynamic surfaces to modify its flight path from a purely ballistic one, to a flatter, gliding, one. This extends the range between the launch aircraft and the target. Glide bombs are often… …   Wikipedia

• glide slope/glideslope — The same as glide path. It provides vertical guidance for aircraft during approaches and landings. The glide slope, or glide path, is based on the following: i. Electronic components emitting signals that provide vertical guidance by referring to …   Aviation dictionary

• glide — glide1 [glaıd] v [: Old English; Origin: glidan] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to move smoothly and quietly, as if without effort glide across/over/down etc ▪ couples gliding over the dancefloor 2.) a) if a bird glides, it flies without… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• glide — Synonyms and related words: accented, acrobatics, advance, aerobatics, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, allophone, alveolar, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, articulated, articulation, aspiration, assimilated, assimilation, avalanche, back,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Don't Let It Get You Down (Echo & the Bunnymen song) — Don t Let It Get You Down CD#1 cover Single by Echo the Bunnymen from the album Evergreen …   Wikipedia

• To run down — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To run down a coast — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• swoop — v 1.Often swoop down or on sweep down, glide or fly downward, descend, dip, plunge, dive, nose dive, plummet; drop down on, come down on or upon, fall upon, pounce or pounce on; lunge at, leap at, spring at, jump at; attack, go at or for, have at …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Paragliding — is a recreational and competitive flying sport. A paraglider is a free flying, foot launched aircraft. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing, whose shape is formed by the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing …   Wikipedia