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    In aviation, instrument landing system glide path, commonly referred to as a glide path (G/P) or glide slope (G/S), is "a system of vertical guidance...
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  • Glide Path is a novel by the English writer Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1963. Clarke's only non-science fiction novel, it is set during World War II...
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    vertical glide path, not to be confused with a locator, although both are parts of aviation navigation systems. A localizer (like a glide path) requires...
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    Wake turbulence is a disturbance in the atmosphere that forms behind an aircraft as it passes through the air. It includes several components, the most...
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  • three-color visual approach path. Below the glide path is indicated by red, on the glide path is indicated by green, and above the glide path is indicated by amber...
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  • preventing deviation from the glide path. The National Defense Research Committee saw the idea to use pigeons in glide bombs as very eccentric and impractical...
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    systems are glide path and the localizer of the instrument landing system (ILS). ILS uses a localizer to provide horizontal position and glide path to provide...
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    A glide bomb or stand-off bomb is a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional...
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    A hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) is a type of warhead for ballistic missiles that can maneuver and glide at hypersonic speed. It is used in conjunction...
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    shorter. Flying squirrels are able to steer and exert control over their glide path with their limbs and tail. Molecular studies have shown that flying squirrels...
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