A motor glider crashed into a parked bus after a pilot fell unconscious in the cockpit due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning – but survived. The 72-year-old pilot likely passed out after the deadly engine fumes leaked into his cockpit from a faulty exhaust, investigators said. His Scheibe Super Falke SF25E glider went out of control … Read more
Private jet flying at 250mph came within 320ft of glider as it prepared to land at Cambridge City Airport, report reveals The Falcon 2000 jet was on a flight from Athens to Cambridge City Airport It came within 320ft of a Glasflügel Mosquito glider as it descended to land Incident was rated Category A as … Read more
Remote-controlled glider clocks 548mph to make a new dynamic soaring speed world record after launching from a windy Santa Ana hill A new dynamic soaring world record was made in California A remote-controlled glider top speeds of 548mph, beating the previous by 3mph The technique uses high gusts of wind as the propulsion system When thrown off … Read more