And, now, on Wednesday, a replica 1902 Wright Glider, previously housed in the Wright Brothers Memorial Visitor Center at Kitty Hawk, has taken its place. On Monday, ...

While the Air Force Academy needs a new trophy case to accommodate the team's accomplishments, the coach says the cadets involved are nothing special. "No, sir," Lt. Col. John Neptune ...

The wings and tails of American combat gliders, key to the Allied invasion on D-Day 78 years ago, were built in Mineola in what’s now a strip mall with a Barnes & Noble, Ben’s Deli and Stop ...

Lilienthal's technique of shifting body weight to maintain equilibrium did place him ahead of other experimenters in that he recognized the need for a control system and gave attention to developing ...

Paul Schroeder was 13 years old and taking glider lessons when the idea first hit him: If gliders could soar through the air, couldn’t they also sail through water? That hunch and five years … ...

Pilots from across the U.S. are competing in the 2022 Standard and 20-Meter Multi-Seat National Glider Competition at the Sunflower Glider Port.