Gliding
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport. Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s.
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Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Gliding |
| Image | Text | Glider finishing.jpg |
| Imagesize | Text | 220px |
| Caption | Text | Ventus-2 |
| Union | Text | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale |
| Country/region | Text | Worldwide |
| Mgender | Text | Yes |
| Category | Text | Air sports |
| Olympic | Text | No |
| Iwga | Text | 2017 |