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Sailplane - What does it mean?

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Tailplane vs Sailplane - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between tailplane and sailplane

is that tailplane is a horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin while sailplane is a glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage.