Tag: Glider

31 DEC

US Navy hoping for hypersonic missiles ‘by 2025’ as Putin WATCHES Russia's Avangard glider fly

Worried at Russia and China’s technological edge, the US aims to have a hypersonic weapon by 2025, the US Navy said in a report. A fortnight later, Vladimir Putin was watching the test launch of Russia’s newest hypersonic missile. The state-of-the-art Avangard hypersonic glider was successfully tested December 26. It performed in-flight vertical and horizontal […]

14 NOV

Fortnite update 6.30 PATCH NOTES: Mounted Turrets, Food Fight LTM, Glider redeploy

Fortnite mounted turrets and food fight LTM (Image: EPIC GAMES) Fortnite update 6.30 has gone live for Battle Royale players. The latest Fortnite update makes a ton of changes both big and small, and even introduces a new weapon. According to the patch notes, update 6.30 adds the Mounted Turret weapon that was leaked earlier this […]

20 OCT

This personal jet glider turns science fiction into reality

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Videos,Autoblog Minute,Original Video A truly exhilarating experience Continue reading This personal jet glider turns science fiction into reality This personal jet glider turns science fiction into reality originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 20 Oct 2018 11:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email […]

04 SEP

Glider aircraft flies at highest-ever altitude – a blood-boiling 76,000ft (VIDEOS)

Two pilots have soared to 76,124ft (23, 203 meters) in a groundbreaking flight that saw an engineless aircraft ride atmospheric waves to soar over Earth, where the altitude is so high that human blood boils unless protected. The Airbus Perlan Mission II broke its third record for human flight in a winged aircraft this year, […]

28 JUL

EPA to Resume Enforcement of ‘Glider Truck’ Rules

The new acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, has jackknifed former EPA head Scott Pruitt’s decision to quit enforcing the strict sales limits imposed on glider trucks. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, they’re basically new heavy commercial trucks that use old powertrains. Advocates argue that using refurbished engines and transmissions save business owners […]