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Competitions in the sport of gliding
Some of the pilots in the sport of gliding take part in gliding competitions. These are usually racing competitions, but there are also aerobatic contests
Gliding_competition
Recreational activity and competitive air sport
competitive pilots fly in races around pre-defined courses. These gliding competitions test pilots' abilities to make best use of local weather conditions
Gliding
Aviation sporting event
The World Gliding Championships (WGC) is a gliding competition held roughly every two years by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly
World_Gliding_Championships
Mode of flight
Gliding flight is heavier-than-air flight without the use of thrust; the term volplaning also refers to this mode of flight in animals. It is employed
Gliding_flight
Unpowered glider air sport
Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang
Hang_gliding
Gliding at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport. The sport of gliding had been developed in Germany in the 1920s but had spread widely by
Gliding at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Gliding_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics
qualifying competition for the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix, a world gliding competition, has been held every second year since 2006. "Ulster Gliding Club Wavelength
British_Grand_Prix_Gliding
Squadrons of the Royal Air Force which provide gliding experience for Air Cadets
A Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) is an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provides flying training in glider aircraft for Royal Air
Volunteer_Gliding_Squadron
The FAI Australian Grand Prix 2008 was the fifth qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2008. v t e
Australian Grand Prix Gliding 2008
Australian_Grand_Prix_Gliding_2008
their Club's home airfield on the competition weekend days are scored on an optimized 2.5 hour sprint task, all in gliding flight, with the finish altitude
Online_Contest_(gliding)
Spectacular gliding competitions promoted by FAI
FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) are gliding competitions promoted by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), designed to be both more spectacular
Grand_Prix_gliding
Biennial gliding competition
The European Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years. Gliding is a competitive sport and was even a demonstration sport at
European Gliding Championships
European_Gliding_Championships
Type of aircraft used in the sport of gliding
is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding (also called soaring). This unpowered aircraft can use naturally occurring
Glider_(sailplane)
The Austrian Gliding Grand Prix 2009 was the last qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20081218231222/http://www
Austria Grand Prix Gliding 2009
Austria_Grand_Prix_Gliding_2009
Worldwide soaring contest
was to promote long-distance gliding and to strengthen gliding contacts between the participating nations. The competition area was divided into five geographical
Barron_Hilton_Cup
German aircraft designer and pilot
German Institute for Gliding (DFS). In 1932, flying his self-built glider Condor I, he won a first prize at the Rhön Glider Competition. Dittmar then became
Heini_Dittmar
qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2009. Because the usage of handicaps is not allowed in the Grand Prix style of competitions, only
Poland Grand Prix Gliding 2009
Poland_Grand_Prix_Gliding_2009
The Torino Grand Prix was the first qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2008. It was a demonstration event for the World Air Games
Italian_Grand_Prix_Gliding
17th European Gliding Championships took place in 2013 in Vinon-sur-Verdon, France (8 June – 21 June) and in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland (5 July – 20
European Gliding Championships 2013
European_Gliding_Championships_2013
European Gliding Championships in the Standard class. * – competition number Results of Grand Prix series World Gliding Championships European Gliding Championships
FAI World Grand Prix 2010–2011
FAI_World_Grand_Prix_2010–2011
The Santiago Qualifying Grand Prix 2009 was the sixth qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMoTQH-RpZw
Chile_Grand_Prix_Gliding_2009
Award
Lilienthal Gliding Medal – the highest soaring award in the world, established by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) in 1938, and is given at
Lilienthal_Gliding_Medal
Aircraft component fixed to the end of the wings to improve performance
for gliding competitions, using a new PSU–90–125 airfoil, designed by Maughmer specifically for the winglet application. At the 1991 World Gliding Championships
Wingtip_device
German single-seat glider, 1922
the Rossitten coastal gliding competition in 1923 Tank had the LFG-Stralsund works complete the glider in time for the competition; transporting the aircraft
Akaflieg_Berlin_B2_Teufelchen
Student club
The University of Nottingham Gliding Club (UoN Gliding) is the gliding club of the University of Nottingham. The aim of the club is to provide affordable
Nottingham University Gliding Club
Nottingham_University_Gliding_Club
Sailplane Grand Prix was the third qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2010–2011. The competition was flow in with 18 meter class gliders
Pribina Sailplane Grand Prix 2010
Pribina_Sailplane_Grand_Prix_2010
Classification of unpowered aircraft
Competition classes in gliding, as in other sports, mainly exist to ensure fairness in competition. However the classes have not been targeted at fostering
Glider_competition_classes
German single-seat glider, 1921
was a German glider designed by Georg Madelung for the 1921 Rhön gliding competition, which was held at the Wasserkuppe from 8 August to 25 August 1921
Hannover_H_1_Vampyr
between 9–16 May 2014. * – competition number Results of Grand Prix series World Gliding Championships European Gliding Championships [link removed]
FAI World Grand Prix 2012–2013
FAI_World_Grand_Prix_2012–2013
German two-seat glider, 1993
glider primarily designed for fast cross-country flying, including gliding competitions. Often, it is used for advanced training. The Duo Discus replaced
Schempp-Hirth_Duo_Discus
German aviator and glider pilot (1892 - 1929)
who broke a contemporary record by gliding and staying aloft for 14 hours and 7 minutes. He popularized hang-gliding in Germany and was called the "Icarus
Ferdinand_Schulz
Hang gliding is an air sport employing a foot-launchable aircraft. Typically, a modern hang glider is constructed of an aluminium alloy or composite-framed
History_of_hang_gliding
single-seat monoplane glider, designed specifically for the first British gliding competition held at Itford Hill in 1922, an endurance event. It crashed at the
Merriam_glider
The Romanian Qualifying Grand Prix 2011 is the first qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2010–2011 that took place in Romania.
Romanian Grand Prix Gliding 2011
Romanian_Grand_Prix_Gliding_2011
Topics referred to by the same term
a German glider originally built in 1938 for the 1940 Olympics gliding competition MS Phocine, a ferry formerly named MS Merle A Crusader fort near
Merle
Prix was the fourth qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2010-2011. Australian Grand Prix Gliding 2008 https://web.archive
Australian Grand Prix Gliding 2010
Australian_Grand_Prix_Gliding_2010
German aviator and test pilot
(Deutschlandhalle) 1938: winner of German national gliding competition Sylt-Breslau Silesia 1939: women's world record in gliding for point-to-point flight. 1943: While
Hanna_Reitsch
Soaring with a paraglider
from 9.5 for recreational wings to about 16.5 for modern competition models. An idling (gliding) Cessna 152 light aircraft will achieve 9:1. Some sailplanes
Paragliding
1995 James Bond film by Martin Campbell
dated July 1990. It changed the opening to show Bond using a hang-gliding competition as cover to infiltrate a chemical weapons plant, where he must fend
GoldenEye
The Pribina Sailplane Grand Prix 2008 was the fourth qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2008.
Pribina Sailplane Grand Prix 2008
Pribina_Sailplane_Grand_Prix_2008
American ranch and airfield in Lyon County, Nevada
hotel magnate Barron Hilton, was the base for many world-famous gliding competitions, including the biennial Barron Hilton Cup. The Ranch covers about
Flying-M_Ranch
specifically for the first British gliding competition held at Itford Hill in 1922, an endurance event. It made some competition flights but was damaged on the
Gordon_England_glider
seat monoplane glider, designed specifically for the first British gliding competition held at Itford Hill in 1922, an endurance event. It recorded one
Airdisco_Phi-Phi
International governing body for gliding
Gliding Commission (IGC) is the international governing body for the sport of gliding. It is governed by meetings of delegates from national gliding associations
FAI_Gliding_Commission
German aviator
and specialises in gliding and gliding aerobatics. She has represented Germany at European and international gliding competitions. Fenzau-Lehmann began
Andrea_Fenzau-Lehmann
aircraft for training purposes, and is a centre for cross-country gliding and competitions. CGC was formed in 1964. It was initially based at Long Newnton
Cotswold_Gliding_Club
Multiple World Champion Glider Pilot
World Champion, FAI world leading glider competition pilot, the World Champion in 15m Class and European gliding champion in 18m Class. In 2024, together
Sebastian_Kawa
British single-seat glider, 1970
metres (72.2 ft) wing span. The type was successful when used in gliding competitions and was the first glider to complete a 1,000 km (621 mi) pre-declared
Slingsby_Kestrel
Airport in Queensland, Australia
Queensland Easter Soaring Championships and the Dalby Big Air Hang Gliding competition. On 20 December 2018, an Ayres S-2R-600 Thrush (registration VH-WBW)
Dalby_Airport
German single-seat glider, 1921
Wenk developed tailless gliders and entered one in the 1921 Rhön gliding competition held at the Wasserkuppe, from 8 August to 25 August 1921. The aeronautical
Weltensegler
Competitive rock climbing
Competition climbing is a form of regulated rock-climbing competition held indoors on purpose-built artificial climbing walls (earlier versions were held
Competition_climbing
single-seat monoplane glider, designed specifically for the first British gliding competition held at Itford Hill in 1922, an endurance event. It finished in second
Handasyde_glider
Gliding Association
British Gliding Association (BGA) is the governing body for gliding in the United Kingdom. Gliding in the United Kingdom operates through 72 gliding clubs
British_Gliding_Association
American racecar constructor
the largest hang gliding company in the world and developed the sport of long distance hang gliding competition. The UP competition flight team won 7
Pete_Brock
German single-/two-seat glider, 1922
by Anthony Fokker for the 1922 Rhön gliding competition, after visiting the Wasserkuppe during the 1921 competition. After Fokker's visit to the Wasserkuppe
Fokker_FG-2
Polish glider pilot and gliding instructor
won the national Polish women's gliding competition. 4 July 1969, she won the women's Polish national gliding competition. Lucyna Wlazło married and took
Lucyna Wlazło-Bajewska Krzywonos
Lucyna_Wlazło-Bajewska_Krzywonos
seat monoplane glider, designed specifically for the first British gliding competition held at Itford Hill in 1922, an endurance event. Unresolved control
Sayers_S.C.W.
Regional city in Victoria, Australia
2020/21 provided a competition aimed at girls aged 10 to 17 years. The Horsham Flying Club is the home of sport aviation and gliding in the Wimmera Mallee
Horsham,_Victoria
Italian competition glider
seat competition glider designed and built in Italy in the late 1930s, a development of the CVV 1 Pinguino. It participated in several national gliding competitions
CVV_3_Arcore
qualifying Gliding Grand Prix for the FAI World Grand Prix 2010-2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100529223816/http://www.fai.org/gliding/QSGP2010_2011
Swiss_Soaring_Grand_Prix_2010
Town in Victoria, Australia
Golfers play at the Mount Beauty Golf Club on Tawonga Crescent. A hang gliding competition, the Bogong Cup, is held in January each year. Mount Beauty also
Mount_Beauty
Oxford Gliding Club (OGC) is a UK gliding club, and is one of the oldest still in operation in the UK. Currently it operates from RAF Weston-on-the-Green
Oxford_Gliding_Club
Aircraft with multiple sets of wings
the French-built Peyret tandem glider, which won the first British gliding competition in 1922. Peyret's novel control system comprised full-span trailing
Tandem_wing
Auto race
Prix 2007 was a gliding Grand Prix at the Omarama airfield in New Zealand during December 19 - December 24. It was the second Gliding Grand Prix race
FAI_World_Grand_Prix_2007
1934 German film
obtain their gliding pilot license to participate in the annual gliding competition in the Rhön Mountains. In the course of the training, a rivalry between
Rivalen_der_Luft
Topics referred to by the same term
motorcycle Grand Prix, a motorcycle race British Grand Prix Gliding, a gliding competition Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, a speedway event A1 Grand
British Grand Prix (disambiguation)
British_Grand_Prix_(disambiguation)
Class of gliders
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gliding Commission's Sporting Code defines the classes for gliding competitions and records. One of the classes is
Microlift_glider
Aircraft wing configuration with bend at root
Weltensegler was very brief, it being destroyed during the 1921 Rhön gliding competition after the wing failed during a sharp spiralling dive at excessive
Gull_wing
German single-seat glider, 1974
for gliding competitions Astir CS Jeans Astir aircraft with faired fixed undercarriage, to comply with the Club Class for gliding competitions and to
Grob_G102_Astir
name) was a single seat glider entered into the first British gliding endurance competition, held at Itford Hill in 1922. It combined the wing of a Fokker
Brokker_(glider)
British ornithologist and conservationist (1909–1989)
to competing in gliding competitions and he was British champion in 1963. He also joined gliding committees (not normal for competition pilots) and became
Peter_Scott
Airport in Horsham, Victoria, Australia
which was announced in 2020. [1] The Horsham Flying Club hosts a gliding competition, Horsham Week, held yearly at the airport in the first week of February
Horsham_Airport
Canadian-American engineer, inventor, and glider pilot
error, they developed successful winglet designs for gliding competitions. At the 1991 World Gliding Championships in Uvalde, Texas, the trophy for the
Peter_Masak
Municipality in Mexico
the sport. Every year in February, the El Peñon Classic Race hang gliding competition is held at the world famous El Peñon site, 30 minutes from Valle
Valle_de_Bravo
City in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Club Junín (1940) became well-known following the IX International Gliding Competition in 1963, and the nearby Borchex Municipal Park and Lake Gómez both
Junín,_Buenos_Aires
German sailplane manufacturer, founded 1927
Alexander Schleicher using money that he had won as a pilot in a gliding competition. It grew quickly in size and fame, producing many notable designs
Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
Alexander_Schleicher_GmbH_&_Co
British gliding pioneer
Wally gaining support and respect in UK Gliding. His performance in gliding competitions and his work in gliding club administration, enhanced his reputation
Wally_Kahn
British hang glider and paraglider
paraglider pilot. She has held three world champion titles, twice in hang gliding, once in paragliding. Judy Leden's flying career began while she was at
Judy_Leden
Pioneering British private aviator
the BGA". British Gliding Association. Retrieved 7 February 2020. Ashwell-Cooke, JR (5 September 1930). "Gliding - The Rhön Competitions". Flight: 997–999
Edward_Whitehead_Reid
The Scottish Gliding Association is the body which represents the sport of gliding in Scotland. It represents the Scottish gliding clubs when dealing
Scottish_Gliding_Association
The third FAI World Grand Prix 2008–2009 was a gliding Grand Prix that took place in 2010 in Santiago, Chile, with qualifying races taking place during
FAI_World_Grand_Prix_2008
Mountain in Germany
use of powered aircraft in the nation. From 1920 onwards, annual gliding competitions were held, leading to records being set and broken for height, distance
Wasserkuppe
Gliding Association
selects teams for world competitions, and represents New Zealand on the International Gliding Commission. The New Zealand Gliding Association was founded
Gliding_New_Zealand
Non-profit organization
Internationale–recognized body representing motorless hang gliding and paragliding competitions and records in the United States. The organization provides
United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association
United_States_Hang_Gliding_and_Paragliding_Association
Airport in Alton
recreational gliding. The airfield is now the home of the largest British gliding club, also one of the world's largest, Lasham Gliding Society Ltd (LGS)
Lasham_Airfield
German glider sport pilot
Women's gliding championships and events, Gliding competition, which performance vary from aerobatic gliding among the FAI Glider competition classes
Susanne_Schoedel
Species of Australian marsupial
glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such
Sugar_glider
Principle in aeronautics
Sailplane & Gliding. 57 (5). British Gliding Association: 6. Edwards, Anthony (December 2006 – January 2007). "Letters". Sailplane & Gliding. 57 (6). British
Speed_to_fly
Czech-British-American animator and screenwriter
he also represented his university in archery, fencing, and hang-gliding competitions, and continued developing his cartoon drawing skills. After university
Jan_Pinkava
German single-seat glider, 1938
Segelflug (DFS) for Olympic competition, based on the DFS Meise. After the Olympic games in Berlin in 1936 introduced gliding as an Olympic sport, plans
DFS_Olympia_Meise
Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft (RRG) or Rhön-Rossitten Society was a German gliding organization, the first one in the world that was officially recognised
Rhön-Rossitten_Gesellschaft
Only one was built. It competed in the Second Italian National Gliding Competition, held at Asiago in August 1938. There, Adriano Mantelli won the City
Teichfuss_Supergrifo
Airport in Prienai, Lithuania
started organizing Gliding championships of USSR, international gliding competitions. Pociūnai became the centre of Lithuanian gliding[citation needed]
Pociūnai_Airfield
Aviation museum in Hesse, Germany
the interwar period. In particular it hosted the annual series of gliding competitions, started in 1920, that became known as the Rhön contests. Initially
German_Gliding_Museum
Applications of Global Navigation Satellite System
Recorders to log GNSS data verifying their arrival at turn points in gliding competitions, and for information to aid en route decision making for cross-country
GNSS_applications
German single-seat glider, 1961
from Brunswick University. It competed in the 1961 German National gliding competition, coming sixth, and led directly to two further GRP aircraft. The
Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-6 Nixope
Akaflieg_Braunschweig_SB-6_Nixope
The Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association (RAFGSA) is a voluntary organisation which exists to provide recreational flying to all RAF servicemen
Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association
Royal_Air_Force_Gliding_&_Soaring_Association
European association football tournament for women's national teams
European Championship, also called the UEFA Women's EURO, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA confederation
UEFA_Women's_Championship
American politician (born 1948)
philosophy from Bucknell University. In 1973, Allen won a national hang gliding competition. Allen began her broadcast news career in 1970 with WJJZ, an AM radio
Diane_Allen
Airport in Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire
The London Gliding Club (LGC) is a members' club whose airfield is located at the foot of the Dunstable Downs. Many privately owned gliders are based
London_Gliding_Club
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