滑翔运动是最引人入胜的一种航空体育运动,也是青年们的一种体育运动。在一种没有发动机的叫做滑翔机的飞行器上面,人们可以在空中保持停留好几小时,航行数百公里的距离,不但能升得相当高,而且还能作一些优等航空术的特技表演。滑翔的这种锻炼能使人们熟悉飞行,培养出飞行人员的果断品质。许多苏联杰出的飞行员,例如,A.N.巴克雷斯金,A.N.莫洛得奇依等人,都是从滑翔飞行中锻 Paragliding is the most fascinating kind of aviation sport and it is also a sport for young people. On an aircraft without an engine called a glider, people can stay in the air for several hours and sail for hundreds of kilometers. Not only can they rise quite high, but they can also perform stunts on some of the best aero technologies. Gliding this exercise can make people familiar with the flight and develop the decisive qualities of the flight crew. Many Soviet outstanding pilots, for example, A.N. Buckleskin, A.N. Moroditchy and others, all forged from gliding flights.