The turbine-powered variant offers ten times the range of the original Grasshopper autonomous glider at a fraction of the ...

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

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 ...

On May 18, 2025, Lego will release the new Shuttle Carrier Aircraft kit that celebrates the storied space shuttle Enterprise ...

Helicopters made a big difference in World War II, but some have gone unnoticed. Here are the five that should be recognized ...

A vintage WW2-era aircraft operated by the Commemorative Air Force has flown from the US to the UK for a series of VE Day ...

The Lego model of Enterprise includes an attachable tail cone (used to improve aerodynamics with flying atop the 747), detachable main engines and landing gear that can be tucked inside its ...

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 ...

Power came from 90 horsepower Cirrus inline engine that drove a pusher propeller via a shaft. Retaining tail booms and fins ... aircraft when a flying wing glider, the MX-324, fitted with an ...

Van Sant may be the last place in America, says Husain, where a pilot with enough tail-dragger hours can ... Being a useless passenger in an engine-less glider only reminded him of how far he ...

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