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glider

unpowered fixed-wing aircraft
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glider

Summary

glider is an aircraft class[1]. glider draws 1,620 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_class category, ranking #8 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • glider's instance of is recorded as aircraft class[3].
  • glider is a type of fixed-wing aircraft[4].
  • glider is a type of unpowered aircraft[5].
  • glider is used for gliding[6].
  • glider's Commons category is recorded as Gliders[7].
  • glider's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Glider aircraft[8].
  • glider's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from gliders[9].

Body

Definition and Type

glider's instance of is recorded as aircraft class[3]. Recorded subclass of include fixed-wing aircraft[4] and unpowered aircraft[5].

Use and Application

glider is used for gliding[6].

Why It Matters

glider draws 1,620 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_class category, ranking #8 of 26).[2] glider has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] glider is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). glider. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/glider
MLA “glider.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/glider.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_glider_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{glider}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/glider}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → gliding
    Subclass of → fixed-wing aircraft, unpowered aircraft
    Instance of → aircraft class
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531320505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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