Witness the Archaeopteryx, the world’s lightest sailplane that’s changing the game for gliding enthusiasts. This ultralight sailplane combines cutting-edge materials and innovative design to ...

The Vice-Chancellor of Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos State, Prof. Clement Kolawole, has called for compulsory one-year engagement of students in skill acquisition programme after their junior ...

Choosing the right season for gliding The optimal season for sailplane gliding in alpine regions is generally late spring to early fall, specifically May to October. Thermal updrafts, which are ...

Tragedy struck on Tuesday at the Ribang (Mbang) village in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State after six Junior Secondary School students drowned in the Mbang river while coming back ...

Observing the regatta is open to the public without charge. The Schweizer SGS 1-26 sailplane is a single-seat glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, N.Y. from 1954 until 1979.

Fundamentals of sailplane design by Thomas, Fred, 1932- Publication date 1999 Topics Gliders (Aeronautics) -- Design and construction Publisher College Park, MD : College Park Press Collection ...

Uys Jonker in the JS 3 sailplane during the 2023 World Gliding Championships in Narromine, Australia. Uys won the races on day 4 and day 5 and crept up to first overall after seven races.

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Nine pilots were in the running for the title at the 11th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship, but it was Germany’s Stefan Langer who was crowned overall champion in Pavullo, Italy on 2 ...

by AnnGardner Eubank Thanks to the quietness of operating without an engine, floating in a glider is the most bird-like experience one can have, says Michael Kuhnert. He takes guests above the ...

Project Goals We aim to push the state of the of the art in AI decision making under uncertainty through enabling sailplane (a.k.a. “glider”) sUAVs to do what the most adept soarers — frigatebirds — ...