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		JackFr on Oct 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three week... > The unmanned glider, which is powered by two small propellers, I’m confused by the article and the above comment. Isn’t a glider by definition unpowered?

Ottolay on Oct 11, 2021 [–]

Checkout [1]. Easier to say "motor glider" or "powered glider" than "powered airplane with glider like configuration".

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_glider

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