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# unmanned sailplane

EASA defines “unmanned sailplane” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘unmanned sailplane’ means an unmanned aircraft that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its fixed lifting surfaces, the free flight of which does not depend on an engine. It may be equipped with an engine to be used in case of emergency.

Article 2 · Unmanned Aircraft Systems · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Easy Access Rules, 29 Jun 2026 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/uas/cover-regulation-to-implementing-regulation-eu/powers-and-recitals#article-2)

## Defined in the same article

- [airspace observer](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/airspace-observer)
- [assemblies of people](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/assemblies-of-people)
- [autonomous operation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/autonomous-operation)
- [beyond visual line of sight operation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operation)
- [C2 link](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/c2-link)
- [contingency area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/contingency-area)
- [contingency volume](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/contingency-volume)
- [control and monitoring unit (CMU)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/control-and-monitoring-unit)