AFRL and the developer DZYNE said the Grasshopper offers low-cost standoff cargo delivery and troop resupply in contested, ...

The United States Air Force has begun operational deployment of the Grasshopper autonomous glider, an innovative cargo ...

Pipistrel’s Sinus is designed for pilots who enjoy the flight characteristics of gliders but also want efficient cruising ...

With an earlier glider, banking a turn would ... the rudder in a modern plane is located in the tail section. Since there were no internal combustion engines available that fit the specialized ...

The V-tail on Magister came from a glider that was fitted with a jet engine for testing and also simplified maintenance and optimized maneuverability. However, while V-tails can reduce drag and ...

The concept is that an airplane’s fuselage and tail, while they ... an unpowered glider, had a successful test flight in 1944, and a second, jet engine-powered prototype took to the air the ...