There are a few open source autopilots available these days for quadcopters and fixed wing aircraft ... when controlling a drone-launched shuttle glider. The glider is a simple design built ...

Earlier this year they had created a completely 3D printed fixed wing UAV, which the new Flying ... a 3D printed mold of course! The original glider weighed 2kg, and with the upgrades to the ...

In high school, John Pierce experienced a period of “glider madness.” He eventually became airborne and won some prizes at a San Diego glider meet in 1929. In the same year he published his first book ...

This glider, which was basically a kite on top of pole, was about 5 feet (1.5 meters) long, with a fixed wing set at an angle of incidence of 6 degrees and a cruciform tail that was attached to ...