Brief account of organization and practice in Soviet Union during and since war; almost immediately on ending of war Soviet sports organizations were asked to make use of returned pilots for organizing flying and gliding clubs; gliders for mail; gliders generally constructed at airplane factories scattered throughout country; considerable experimentation proceeding on gliders equipped with low power motors.


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    Title :

    Gliders rise in Russian skies


    Additional title:

    Can Aviation


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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