Improper assembly of a glider elevator in its rudder, despite a “fail-safe” design of the connection, may have been the cause of Sunday’s fatal crash at the Minden-Tahoe Airport. Pilot Clem ...

“Can you feel that? We’ve got a little lift here.” Jim Kennard banked left over a gulch near the summit of the Tehachapi Mountains and the glider climbed slowly in a circle on a weak ...

The Slocum Glider, developed by Webb Research Corp. (WRC) can propel itself through water using only the differential temperatures of varying depths and a thermal engine. The glider's thermal engine ...

Wolf was dissatisfied with the flying qualities of the standard Rogallo wing hang glider. He studied books on aerodynamics and aircraft construction and then designed a monoplane glider that was easy ...

The training is done in a glider plane and doesn't give you a regular commercial pilot's license Students as young as 14 are eligible to go through the program, Right Rudder says ...

2004-10-27 04:00:00 PDT Washington-- The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, the second-worst in American history, was caused by the ...