Sentences with phrase «sbxc sailplane»
When he isn't working at Bendix as a designer, Robert B. Count (left, at 2,000 feet in a 1 - 26 sailplane) is an imperturbable glider pilot.
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«NRL has twice flown our solar UAV [based on the SBXC sailplane] over 10 hours using a combination of solar photovoltaics and autonomous soaring as part of the «solar - soaring» research program,» said Dr. Dan Edwards, aerospace engineer.
Holding the photovoltaic (PV) UAV based on the SBXC sailplane, are members of the «Solar - Soaring» research flight crew (l - r) Dan Edwards and Trent Young (not shown: Chris Bovais, Sam Carter, Matthew Kelly, and Dave Scheiman).
Their research investigates the presence of solar photovoltaics (PV) to the cooperative autonomous soaring techniques, which enables long endurance flights of unmanned sailplanes that use the power of the sun.
He is an instrument - rated commercial pilot and flight instructor, with both powered and sailplane ratings.
Like to have fun most of all.Love flying (paragliders, hang gliders, sailplanes, power planes).
No, not by any annoying whistles caused by leaks but by the simple sound of a silent vehicle's passage through the air mass, just as one is aware of movement in a sailplane.
Viewed from above, the slim dashboard is reminiscent of the wing of a sailplane.
The slender instrument panel is reminiscent of the wing of a sailplane.
Did You Know: The headquarters for the Soaring Society of America, a membership organization devoted to the art of flying sailplanes, is located in Hobbs.
Queenstown, New Zealand Scenic Sailplane Flight Wings, wind, and other - worldly views!
These amazing self - launching motor gliders embody all the advantages of powered aircraft combined with the inherent safety of sailplanes, they regularly soar the rugged ridges of Mount Warning and the cliffs above the historic Byron Bay Lighthouse, as well as one of the longest ridges in Australia, the Coorabel, site of a famous endurance flight back in the 1930s.
With nearly 100 years of flying history, the Torrey Pines Gliderport is Southern California's premiere location for paragliding, hang gliding, remote control models and sailplanes.
An experienced pilot of sailplanes, paragliders and single - engine airplanes, Villinski lives and works in New York.
So the drag on an airliner is around twice what you might think (trust me on this, I've spent 45 years flying sailplanes and 36 years designing and manufacturing instruments for them.
Being a sailplane pilot I have experienced this first hand.