The original glider weighed 2kg, and with the upgrades to the design, the Flying Wing weighs 3.5kg, with speed capabilities of around 45mph. To save weight, neither plane has landing or take off ...

With a sleek flying wing design and speeds reaching 200 mph, the XCG-16 was no ordinary glider. Built as an experimental assault aircraft during WWII, it pushed the limits of stealth and speed ...

One of America’s leading aircraft designers, Jack Northrop, showed keen interest in the Horten brothers’ flying-wing glider back in the 1930s and built flying-wing airplanes of his own in the ...

Jack Northrop was also responsible for America's first rocket-powered aircraft when a flying wing glider, the MX-324, fitted ...

(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons) Jack Northrop was also responsible for America’s first rocket-powered aircraft when a flying wing glider, the MX-324, fitted with an Aerojet General 2,000 lb ...

Take to the skies on Hiccup's Wing Gliders, a roller coaster found in How to Train Your Dragon - Isle of Berk at Epic Universe.

Six birds glide expertly on wind currents and thermals, conserving energy and traveling long distances with minimal wing ...

Leonardo drew hundreds of images of birds on the wing, trying to decode their secrets, and drafted meticulous plans for flying machines not unlike today's gliders and helicopters. But he never ...