I invited my friend Ronald to be a student pilot with my rc glider Riser 100, nice weather and beautiful place for flying in Howth, Dublin. The wind was in the right direction but then for a few ...

Whether you know them as samara seeds, maple seeds, or helicopter seeds, most of us know the seeds that spin down to the ground on one or two blades. They have been served as the inspiration for ...

Watch an autonomous slope soaring test flight with RC gliders, demonstrating autopilot capabilities and slope dynamics.

Remote control gliders typically fly like their full-size counterparts. Tail and wing rudders control the direction of flight — but what if the wings themselves could twist and change their profile, ...

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 ...