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Gliders in Today's Aviation
Schoř, Pavel ; Zikmund, Pavel (referee) ; Šošovička, Róbert (advisor)
The introduction of this bachelor`s thesis deals with a brief history of gliders. Second chapter explains basic principles of unpowered aircraft flight, including the principle, how an unpowered glider can climb. Commonly used take-off methods are also mentioned. In all chapters, the examples are explained on Standard Cirrus glider, because it is very widespread in Czech Republic and is financially well affordable. Third chapter describes natural principles, which are used by glider pilots to gain an altitude. An extra attention is paid to gaining an altitude in thermals. In fourth chapter, the gliders are divided according to their purpose and sporting category. Short description of glider construction is mentioned, including a description of instruments, which are necessary for a cross country flight. The description of cross country flight is mentioned at end of this chapter. Last chapter compares Standard Cirrus glider with SZD 56-2, which is one of the today`s best 15m gliders. The main purpose is to illustrate the progress in glider designing, which was achieved during last 40 years, in the light of previous chapters.
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