Last year in Rothenburg, Germany, the "Lausitzpokal 2008" Glider Aerobatics competition was held and intended as a proof-of-concept of using winch launches for ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadets are competing in an aerobatic competition featuring various aircraft types, glider performances, and powered aircraft events, ...

A sailplane that crashed near Littlefield nearly a year ago, killing two people, was not approved for aerobatic maneuvers like the loop it was put through when one wing snapped off, according to the ...

From learning to fly in 1983 in the then Soviet Union, Mikhail Mamistov has become one of the most decorated pilots in the history of Aerobatics competition. We meet the legend… “I have been flying 33 ...

(Reuters) - Pilots have been taking to the skies for the World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Hungary, displaying their skills in twists and loops in the air. The competition, which ran July 20-30 ...

OSHKOSH - Some of the nation’s best aerobatic aircraft pilots will gather to compete for national championships Sept. 23-29 as the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships come to Oshkosh for the first ...

Some 10,000 aircraft — ranging from warbirds and aerobatics to vintage and ultralights — plus a half a million flight enthusiasts will soon make Wittman Regional Airport at Oshkosh, Wis., the busiest ...

Learning to fly gliders introduces you to flight without relying upon an engine—in general terms. A glider is typically shaped like an airplane but with wings that have a higher aspect ratio (meaning ...

The need for speed takes to the skies at one of Maricopa’s hidden desert gems. Estrella Sailport, operating in Maricopa since 1969, has been one of the premiere facilities in the nation for gliding ...