Flying gliders on Barton Cliff
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Flying gliders on Barton Cliff by Stuart Logan as part of the Geograph project.
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Flying gliders on Barton Cliff
Image: © Stuart Logan Taken: 7 Aug 2013
The gliders in question are radio-controlled model ones. The southeasterly wind is being orographically uplifted by the cliff and is consequently furnishing an updraught from which the tiny aircraft can derive lift.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.736877
Longitude
-1.673878