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Old 27th June 2012 | 07:57
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A and C, all true. The only thing I can add is that gliders do have a lot of cycles (starts/landings), which arguably puts more stress on the airframe than flying hours.

And I think gliders suffer minor (repairable) damage more often than other aircraft, due to hitting stuff during outlandings.
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