Special thanks to Stefan Langer, a professional glider pilot who provided live action footage of real gliders. Gliders are airplanes heavier than air that can be kept in flight without an engine. How ...
If you’re a frequent flier, you may barely pay attention to the routine stages of flight. Still, you know the basics: After takeoff, the airplane climbs for the first 15 to 20 minutes before reaching ...
Engine failure does not automatically spell disaster — airplanes are designed to be able to glide and won't plummet straight down to earth if an engine fails. Planes are required by law to be able to ...
Author and pilot Shirley Phillips will be at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire on Nov. 13 to present her newly-published memoir, "How Not to Fly an Airplane." Courtesy photo/Aviation Museum of New ...