Re: American Attitudes

[Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten]

"Marvin Long, Jr." schreef:

> On Thu, 24 May 2001, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>
> > But being self-launched is that distinguishes an airplane
> > from a glider.
>
> Not the *only* thing, though.  Gliders are specifically designed to ride
> air currents; the Wright Flyers weren't.  Gliders don't have engines and
> propellers that can make them go for upwards of 20 miles on their own
> power; the 1905 Flyer did.

Now a days even some parachutes and hanggliders have engines. That doesn't
make them aeroplanes... or does it? ;o) Aerogliders? Glideplanes? Microplanes?
What are they called again?

Sonja