An air glider crashed west of the Quad Cities in Nichols, Iowa when the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing. The crash happened Sunday, August 17, 2014 just before 3:30 p.m. at 1911 Elder ...

Gliding takes on a different mentality in the United States vs. Europe, Kujat said. “The European model is they’re going to do everything to protect the pilot from himself. In America, we do just ...

High in the sky, Ron Tabery circles like a buzzard with a 92-foot wingspan. On a good day, he can soar in his gleaming white glider for six hours or more, riding thermals like elevators and traveling ...

A collision between two gliders at an airfield, which killed a 45-year-old man, could have been prevented with effective ...

An 80-year-old pilot who died after a suspected mid-air collision between his glider and an ultra-light aircraft was a man who "loved soaring", friends say as investigations continue into the crash.

Gliders are airplanes heavier than air that can be kept in flight without an engine. How can you fly without an engine? That is what is explained in this video in addition to several curiosities about ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — The Air Force has launched an experimental hypersonic glider able to travel more than 4,000 miles in 30 minutes over the ...

MISSOULA - The University of Montana has suspended all hang-gliding from Mount Sentinel until safety and liability concerns are settled, said Jim Lemcke, director of UM's office of public safety. The ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaQB16ZaNI4 What is the fastest RC aircraft? Amazingly, gliders. The non-powered planes can, in skilled hands, whip up a speed of over ...