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Glider
The Wright brothers' 1902 test gliders were extremely important to the development of the first powered airplane. This photograph shows their third test glider being launched at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., on Oct. 10, 1902. Image Credit: NASA
an aircraft that is like an airplane, except that it has no engine and is carried along by air currentsSentences:
The space shuttle becomes a glider as it returns from space and prepares for landing on Earth.
Many people fly gliders in a hobby called hang gliding.
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