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- ↑ Gliders of Charles Fauvel
- ↑ Russian Aviation Museum
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- ↑ Easy Riser by Larry Mauro
- ↑ Original easy riser by John Moody
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- ↑ "The Soldenhof Tailless 'Plane; A Swiss Light 'Plane Two-Seater". Flight. 26 December 1930. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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