A creative bunch of tinkerers think the recent trend of self-launching gliders needs a bit of a boost. So instead of outfitting their high-performance sailplane with an electric or small piston motor, ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. In April ...
Windy City Soaring Association is hosting the first sailplane regatta in the greater Chicago area in more than 20 years. A sailplane, also known as a glider plane is an aircraft with no engine. A ...
Perlan 2, the record-setting pressurized high-altitude glider, performed its inaugural flight demonstration at EAA AirVenture, towed by a Grob Egrett. In 2018, Perlan 2 achieved the world's highest ...
The Airbus Perlan Mission II sailplane broke its own record this week, soaring to 30,615 feet out of the Minden-Tahoe Airport in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in western Nevada. The glider was ...
Exploring Mars isn’t easy. Satellite imagery lacks detail and rovers move slowly. But researchers at the University of Arizona say they have a better concept that would cost a fraction of those ...
The huge success of the Mars helicopter Ingenuity has proven it’s possible to explore other planets from the air, and researchers are working on a variety of flying craft concepts for future planetary ...
Sailplanes are fun and all, but they are gliders at heart and for the most part, you have to tow a glider up into the sky before you can fly it. Obviously this is problematic since you have to hire a ...
Between May and July 2024, six qualifying FAI Sailplane Grand Prix events took place in Chile, Norway, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and France. Tasks were successfully completed in all six despite some ...
An early-stage Martian sailplane soared aloft, tethered to a balloon, as engineers ponder the possibilities to expand Red Planet flight. The University of Arizona released a progress update on its ...
The FAI International Gliding Commission has announced the venues and dates for the 11th series of the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) national qualifying events and the 11th SGP World final. The 2021 ...
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