Queenstown, New Zealand Scenic
Sailplane Flight Wings, wind, and other - worldly views!
Not exact matches
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.
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.