On this day in aviation history, January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 high-speed research aircraft, made its first flight. While this first flight was in fact a gliding test, the X-1 would become the first ...

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Each tandem paragliding and hang gliding flight (in which you fly with an instructor) lasts 20 to 25 minutes and gives visitors the chance to witness the sandstone cliffs, golf courses and vibrant ...

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Weather is crucial in hang gliding. You want steady winds, clear skies - not a storm brewing on the horizon! Always check the forecast before you strap in for a flight, and don't be afraid to ...

Sebastian Kawa, Polish glider pilot, and eighteen-time World Champion has announced his ambitious plans to fly over ...

The club, near Bovington, is a nationally-accredited Junior Gliding Centre ... and now has achieved his dream of his first three solo flights in one of the club’s ASK-13 gliders, earning ...

Adygea Republic, Russia - October 30, 2022 Two people died as a result of the crash of a trike in the Maykop region of ...

Japan is ramping up its hypersonic weapons program amid mounting threats from China and North Korea, but technological gaps and dependence on the US ...

They also had some experience with kites. But not until 1896, prompted by the widely publicized fatal crash of famed glider pioneer Otto Lilienthal, did the Wrights begin serious study of flight.

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