Gliders are non-powered planes. They have very long wings to help give them more lift once they are in the air.
Wing shapes and sizes of both birds and planes determine how they might perform or what they might be capable ...
Gliders and kites both have wings to generate lift. A glider’s wings are aerofoils. Well made kites are also aerofoil ...
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