Although zero-emission air travel may sound like a thing of the future, gliders have a long history, which can be traced back to the birth of aeronautics. Before the Wright brothers famously outfitted ...

AT the Friday evening discourse at the Royal Institution on March 4, Prof. D. Brunt discussed “Gliding and Soaring Flight”. As the modern sailplane has a sinking speed in still air of 2–3 ft. per ...

Dashing in color and full of character, vintage sailplanes show up a nondescript modern white counterpart at a vintage meet-and-glide. Chad Slattery WINDING NORTH OUT OF LOS ANGELES, THE ROAD to ...