Gliding (disambiguation)
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Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders.
Gliding may also refer to:
- Gliding flight, flight in the absence of thrust
- Gliding motility of microbes.
- Gliding (vehicle), a natural deceleration of vehicle turning off the engine and type of fuel economy-maximizing behavior.
- Hang gliding, an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft called a hang glider
- Paragliding, an air sport in which a pilot flies a foot-launched unmotorized aircraft with a frameless wing called a paraglider
- Ski Gliding or speed riding, an air sport in which a pilot flies a small fabric wing whilst on skis
- List of airline flights that required gliding
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