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...complete glider costs $500 in the U. S. But its parts may be purchased...
...aerodynamics of gliding is that of motored flight. First airplanes lacked motors. Otto Lilienthal, air pioneer (anda German) was killed by his glider falling. But few others have had serious accidents...
...glider is yanked into a 10 to 15 m. p. h. wind, which supplies lift. Thereafter it is the pilot's job to jockey his plane upon the air currents ascending over the rolling terrain. Air usually rises to twice the height of an obstruction. If the pilot can get above a cloud he has an easy time. Wind always rushes up over the edge of a cloud. And the up-moving air is what the glider pilot wants...
...Several glider clubs exist in the U. S. Important ones are at San Francisco and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The one at the University has been most active among the colleges...
...possible for a handy amateur to build a glider out of spruce or pine, wire, and fabric. Design is quite like that for a monoplane. (One popular German model amazingly resembles a Lockheed-Vega.) Wingspan may be up to 65 feet (span of a staunch commercial Ford trimotored transport). But 25 feet is more practical for beginners. The National Glider Association at Detroit will furnish blue prints. However best advice warns against amateur construction, or patching together of old motored plane parts...