Sentences with phrase «flying sailplanes»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

«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.

Like to have fun most of all.Love flying (paragliders, hang gliders, sailplanes, power planes).

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.