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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
Recreational activity and competitive air sport
competitions are organized in many countries, and there are biennial World Gliding Championships. Techniques to maximize a glider's speed around the day's task
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
Italian glider
World War II, becoming the most common Italian gliding club machine. Some were still in use in the 1980s. In 1954 a Canguro came second at the World Gliding
CVV-6_Canguro
Standard/18 metre class single-seat German glider, 1994
fifth in the 1995 World Gliding Championships at Omarama, New Zealand; first, second and third in the 1997 World Gliding Championships at St Auban, France;
Rolladen-Schneider_LS8
International governing body for gliding
Internationale de Vol Libre". The World Gliding Championships are organised every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission and the host nation. Within
FAI_Gliding_Commission
WDA World Distance Award for US pilots to encourage cross-country flying WGC World Gliding Championships WWGC Women's World Gliding Championships XC cross-country
Glossary of gliding and soaring
Glossary_of_gliding_and_soaring
French single seat glider, 1962
early 1960s. The Edelweiss came second in its class at the 1963 World Gliding Championships (WGC) and first in its class two years later. Several are still
Siren_Edelweiss
Polish single-seat glider, 1990
34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Benalla – Australia 2017 – Sebastian Kawa wins the gold medal in 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Benalla
Diana_Sailplanes_Diana
geared crank handle. The first prototype finished 13th in the World Gliding Championships in Waikerie in January 1974 but it performed impressively. (The
Eiri-Avion_PIK-20
Aerial maneuver
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Kulbit
1980s German Open class glider
An ASW 22 broke the world 750 km triangle speed record in 1985 and ASW 22s have won first place in six World Gliding Championships. The ASW 22 is the successor
Schleicher_ASW_22
Town in New South Wales, Australia
FAI Junior World Gliding Championships". www.soaringspot.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024. "Soaring Spot :: 37th FAI World Gliding Championships". www.soaringspot
Narromine
City in Texas, United States
the best locations for gliding in the United States. It was the site of the 1991, 2012, and 2024 World Gliding Championships. The Uvalde area of the
Uvalde,_Texas
Family of composite gliders built by Jonker Sailplanes
(2nd, 3rd and three other places in the top ten in the 2014 World Gliding Championships Open Class) supports this assertion. The JS1-C is certificated
Jonker_JS-1_Revelation
Airport in Loppi, Finland
hosted the World Gliding Championships in 1976 and 2014, the Junior World Gliding Championships in 2009, and the European Gliding Championships in 1996 and
Räyskälä_Airfield
World Gliding Championships & 2024 FAI World 13,5M Class Gliding Championship in Ostrów Wielkopolski August 14 – September 1: 2024 FAI World Gliding Championships
2024_in_air_sports
Aerial maneuver
named after German World War I Eindecker fighter ace Leutnant Max Immelmann, refers to two different aircraft maneuvers. In World War I aerial combat
Immelmann_turn
compete in the 1954 World Gliding Championships held in Great Hucklow, United Kingdom and was also flown in the World Championships held in 1956. There
Schweizer_SGS_2-25
Aerobatic maneuver
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Tailslide
Polish single-seat glider, 1960
European Cup Gliding championship. The Foka 4 was also the only standard class glider ever to win the open-class World Gliding Championships, in 1965 at
SZD-24_Foka
Student flying club of the Aalto University
Hedström. A PIK-16C took third place in the standard class in the World Gliding Championships in 1963. It was put into series production by KK Lehtovaara O/Y
Polyteknikkojen_Ilmailukerho
Glider Aerobatic Championships 2008 – accessed 2008-08-21 Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine 30th World Gliding Championships 2008 in Lüsse
2008_in_sports
Two-seat French glider, 1956
two World Gliding Championships but has mostly been used in small numbers by gliding clubs. The Nymphale is a two-seat development of the double World Gliding
Bréguet_904_Nymphale
X-110) and SZD-41-2 SP-2686 (c/n X-111), were entered in the 1974 World Gliding Championships at Waikerie in Australia, taking 3rd and 7th places in the Standard
SZD-41_Jantar_Standard
German aviator and test pilot
place in the World Gliding Championships in Spain together with her team-mate Lisbeth Häfner 1955: German gliding champion 1956: German gliding distance record
Hanna_Reitsch
Two single-seat variants competed unsuccessfully in the 1952 World Gliding Championships. Between 1946 and 1956 the Fabrica Miitar de Aviones of Córdoba
I.Ae._34_Clen_Antú
Polish single-seat glider, 1958
to replace the SZD-8 Jaskółka as the Polish team mount at the World Gliding Championships in 1958 in Leszno, the SZD-19 Zefir was a high-wing glider with
SZD-19_Zefir
Annual world championships for bicycle road racing
World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and as of 2019[update], a mixed team relay. All the world championship
UCI_Road_World_Championships
Aerial maneuver
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Aileron_roll
World governing body for air sports
Paragliding Championships World Gliding Championships World Parachuting Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships World Hot Air Ballooning Championships FAI
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Fédération_Aéronautique_Internationale
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
Aerobatic maneuver
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Cuban_eight
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
is a popular location for the sport of gliding and was the location for the 2006 World Gliding Championships. During WW2, the bridge crossing the Verdon
Vinon-sur-Verdon
Spectacular gliding competitions promoted by FAI
World Grand Prix 2010–2011 FAI World Grand Prix 2012–2013 European and World Gliding Championships First UK Gliding Grand Prix at Cambridge Gliding Centre
Grand_Prix_gliding
FAI World Paramotor Championships in Popham Airfield Winners: France, 2. Czech Republic, 3. Poland July 16 – 30: 19th FAI European Hang Gliding Class
2016_in_air_sports
Olympic gold medalist Shim Suk-hee. During the 2020 Women's World Gliding Championships at Lake Keepit, Australia, the home team captain Terry Cubley
List_of_sporting_scandals
German single-seat glider, 2016
April 2016. These competed in the 2017 World Gliding Championships and the 2017 European Gliding Championships. In the latter competition, pilots with
Schempp-Hirth_Ventus-3
British pilot (born 1960)
was winner of the 2001 and 2014 World Gliding Championships. 1995 UK Freestyle Aerobatics Champion FAI WGP Championships – three 1st place medals, one 2nd
Steve_Jones_(aviator)
Aerial maneuver
split S without the beginning half-roll was a standard maneuver in early World War II by German pilots seeking to evade British fighters. The Merlin engine
Split_S
Airport in Creuse, France
"MONTLUCON GUERET". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2023. "35th FAI World Gliding Championships" (in French)
Montluçon–Guéret_Airport
Dynamic deceleration of fighter aircraft
War era and other factors, the Swedish cobra was largely unknown to the world until some former Saab 35 and 37 pilots wrote about it years later in books
Cobra_maneuver
Major international sports competitions
List of world championships in mind sports List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth List of multi-sport events List of world cups
List of world sports championships
List_of_world_sports_championships
Two seat tandem trainer glider built in Austria
successful aircraft, which competed in the two seat class at two World Gliding Championships in the 1950s, were still flying in 2000. In the 1930s Erwin Musger
Oberlerchner_Mg_19
successive World Championship titles. He flew in two more World Championships but his home in Hong Kong had reduced his opportunities for gliding and so he
George_Lee_(pilot)
Locality in Sweden
IF IFK Arboga IK Arboga Stad SK In addition the Sixth Women's World Gliding Championships was held 15–25 June 2011. Alexander Gustafsson, mixed martial
Arboga
Israeli international football striker (born 1975)
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2001 Ayala took up gliding and represented Great Britain at the 2009 Women's World Gliding Championships in Szeged. After
Ayala_Truelove
and built in the USSR in the 1960s. Two participated in the World Gliding Championships of 1965. The Standard Class (single seat, 15 m (49 ft 3 in) span)
KAI-14
Aerobatic maneuver
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Slip_(aerodynamics)
Single-seat, mid-wing glider
custom order for Paul MacCready specifically to fly in the 1952 World Gliding Championships held in Madrid, Spain. The production version of the "B" model
Schweizer_SGS_1-23
Multiple World Champion Glider Pilot
pilot, eighteen-time World Champion, FAI world leading glider competition pilot, the World Champion in 15m Class and European gliding champion in 18m Class
Sebastian_Kawa
American author and pilot
to win the Open Class title twice in the World Gliding Championships, won five U.S. National championships, and was one of only two pilots to have won
George_B._Moffat_Jr.
American economist
the callsign BB. He was a member of the US Team at the 2010 World Gliding Championships in Hungary. "John H. Cochrane" (PDF). Archived from the original
John_H._Cochrane
Classification of unpowered aircraft
became the exclusive preserve of only two manufacturers. The World Gliding Championships of 2012 brought into competition new designs, some of significantly
Glider_competition_classes
Flight path putting aircraft in unusual attitudes
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Aerobatic_maneuver
Aviation term for a corkscrew downward path
spin-recovery procedures were not a routine part of pilot training until well into World War I. The first documented case of an intentional spin and recovery is
Spin_(aerodynamics)
American aerobatic pilot
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Skip_Stewart
British series of wooden sailplanes, 1960s
by a semi-reclining pilot's position, were built for the 1965 World Gliding Championships. They were the last gliders designed and built by Elliotts of
EoN_460
City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
are based at Paderborn-Haxterberg (ICAO: EDLR) (site of the world gliding championships in 1981). However, the nearest major airport is Düsseldorf Airport
Paderborn
His best known design is the wing of Diana 2 (multiple wins at World Gliding Championships and Grand Prix races). As of 2018, Dr Kubryńki's newest design
Krzysztof_Kubryński
1950s Yugoslavian sailplane
and built in Yugoslavia in the early 1950s. It won the 1954 World Gliding Championships in the two seat category and came second in the same event two
Ikarus_Košava
Canadian born-Jordanian princess
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Princess_Basmah_Hamzah
British single-seat glider, 1957
from the Skylark 2 with an extended wingspan. It won the 1960 World Gliding Championships. The first of Slingsby's Skylark series to go into production
Slingsby_Skylark_3
performance glider designed to compete in the 1956 and 1958 World Gliding Championships. It was unsuccessful at this level but set a notable number of
MRSz_A-08_Sirály
1960s Brazilian sailplane
intended to provide the best conditions for Brazilian pilots in world gliding championships. The prototype was started in 1965, but did not fly until 1968
Embraer_EMB_400_Urupema
Aerobatics turn-around maneuver
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Stall_turn
Competitions in the sport of gliding
championships. Thereafter international competitions are available for the most ambitious pilots: the European Gliding Championships, and the World Gliding
Gliding_competition
1968. A Delfin 1 made the type's first public appearance at the World Gliding Championships of 1965, held at South Cerney in the UK. Flown by V. Stepanovic
VTC_Delfin
American homebuilt airplane
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Van's_Aircraft_RV-14
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
and 22 July 2007 Sologne Aerodrome was used for the Women's World Gliding Championships. Romorantin was home to former French automobile firm Matra.
Romorantin-Lanthenay
British architect and designer (1904–1948)
sets for Ferranti. He died in a gliding accident on 28 July 1948, the eighth day of the World Gliding Championships at Samedan in the Graubünden, in
Christopher_Nicholson
American aerobatic aircraft
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Pitts_Model_12
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
Single seat Open Class competition glider
changing flaps. It was placed second, third and seventh at the 1976 World Gliding Championships. Over one hundred were built and more than ninety remain registered
SZD-42_Jantar_2
Airport in Holder, South Australia
good thermals for gliding. The airport is home to the Waikerie Gliding Club. Waikerie hosted the 14th World Gliding Championships in 1974. List of airports
Waikerie_Airport
Aerobatic maneuver
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Lomcovak
Aerobatic defensive maneuver
against guns or low-performance missiles. It was a major technique from World War I to the Korean War, but is much less common today. The introduction
Scissors_(aeronautics)
Competition to determine the World Chess Champion
with Kasparov and Karpov. Though the world championship is open to all players, there are separate championships for women, under-20s and lower age groups
World_Chess_Championship
Practice of gaining a competitive advantage using sports equipment
in the Paralympic Games.[citation needed] Prior to the Women's World Gliding Championship at Lake Keepit 2020, the competition organisers mandated the use
Technology_doping
Aerial maneuver
follow the reversal while keeping the correct relative position. The 1966 World War I-setting air combat film The Blue Max shows a canopy roll being performed
Barrel_roll
Flying club in Victoria, Australia
active pilots, and approximately 550 members. The club hosted the World Gliding Championships at Benalla in 1987 and 2017. Vivienne Drew, who served as club
Gliding_Club_of_Victoria
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
List_of_aerobatic_aircraft
German aerospace engineer
became the most popular Standard Class sailplane, winning two World Gliding Championships (1960 and 1963). 1368 Ka 6's were built and many are still flying
Rudolf_Kaiser
British single-seat glider, 1971
the Sigma more competitive. Designed to compete in the 1970 World Gliding Championships, the team aimed to develop a wing that would climb well through
Operation_Sigma_Sigma
Basketball tournament
FIBA World Cup for men and championships for women, the men's World Cup was scheduled on a new four-year cycle to avoid conflict with the FIFA World Cup
FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup
German single-seat glider, 1938
games in Berlin in 1936 introduced gliding as an Olympic sport, plans were made to fly the 1940 Olympic championships with a standard design of sailplane
DFS_Olympia_Meise
BWF World Championships 2025 Date: August 2025 Location: TBC (usually held in different locations around the world) The BWF World Championships is one
2025_in_sports
Prix series World Gliding Championships European Gliding Championships https://web.archive.org/web/20100529223816/http://www.fai.org/gliding/QSGP2010_2011
FAI World Grand Prix 2010–2011
FAI_World_Grand_Prix_2010–2011
Polish glider pilot
runner-up in 2012 world gliding championships in 18m class and the runner-up in the Standard Class in 2013 European Championships. He had also won 2008
Łukasz_Wójcik
Volleyball tournament
Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship List of indoor volleyball world medalists Competition introduction. "FIVB Volleyball World Championships To Expand To
FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup
FIVB_Men's_Volleyball_World_Cup
The World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the World Championships for six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high
World_Aquatics_Championships
South African glider
computer in the instrument panel. The prototype flew in the 2017 World Gliding Championships JS-3 Rapture 15m Version with 15 m (49 ft) wings JS-3 Rapture
Jonker_JS-3_Rapture
Town in the South Island of New Zealand
gaining fame among sailplane pilots around the world after hosting the 1995 World Gliding Championships. Pilots come to Omarama to experience strong lee
Omarama
31: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Stendal (Open, 18 meter, 20 meter Multi-seat) August 8 – 22: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Écury-sur-Coole
2020_in_sports
German single-seat glider, 2011
self-launcher with a steerable tailwheel. 1st place at 2012 World Gliding Championships (Open Class) in Uvalde, Texas General characteristics Crew: One
Schempp-Hirth_Quintus
Aerobatic maneuver
European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Whifferdill_turn
Polish single-seat glider, 1979
the Foka 5. The aircraft was designed especially for the 1970 World Gliding Championships at Marfa, Texas, where J. Wroblewski took 2nd and F. Kępka took
SZD-36_Cobra_15
American acrobatic pilot, aerial cameraman, flight instructor and educator
National Aerobatic Championship in a Pitts S-2A. Scholl's wife, Judy, helped run his business and manage his performances. Bob Hoover, the World War II fighter
Art_Scholl
Biennial international athletics competition
World Athletics Championships, known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics until 2019, are a biennial athletics competition organized by World
World_Athletics_Championships
Swiss glider
the Standard Class at the 1968 World Gliding Championships held at Leszno, Poland in an S-3. Pfenninger Elfe Pre-World War II prototype Pfenninger Elfe
Neukom_Elfe
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