Editing Motor glider (section)

{{Short description|Glider equipped with a motor for launch}}
{{See also|Glider (sailplane)}}
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[[File:DG Flugzeugbau DG-808B.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|DG-808B 18m self-launching]]
A '''motor glider''' is a [[fixed-wing aircraft]] that can be flown with or without engine power. The [[FAI Gliding Commission]] Sporting Code definition is: a fixed-wing [[Aircraft#Heavier-than-air – aerodynes|aerodyne]] equipped with a means of propulsion (MoP), capable of sustained [[Lift (soaring)|soaring]] flight without thrust from the means of propulsion.<ref>{{cite book|url= http://www.fai.org/gliding/sc3.1.0|title=FAI Sporting Code | section = 3. Gliding, chapter 1: General Rules and Definitions| access-date=23 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007144651/http://www.fai.org/gliding/sc3.1.0 |archive-date=7 October 2007}}</ref>