Gliders with engines do exist. They are called motor gliders and are essentially fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power.

Between 1891 and 1896, he put his research into practice in the form of a series of highly successful full-size glider trials. During this period Lilienthal made close to 2,000 brief flights in 16 ...

At least that's what Airbus and the other companies behind the Perlan glider think. They've built an 1,800-pound, 84-foot wide glider that, they say, will be able to reach 90,000 feet simply by ...

To prevent this, the Wrights added a fixed tail to their 1902 glider and then altered it into a movable rudder in the same year. The rudder in that altered glider and in the 1903 Flyer was ...

Between 1891 and 1896, he put his research into practice in the form of a series of highly successful full-size glider trials. During this period Lilienthal made close to 2,000 brief flights in 16 ...