Taking an off the shelf free flight glider and turning it into an rc motorized airplane, using micro brushed motors to power its flight, a very fun and simple project to make. This is an airplane you ...

Scientists at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center are working on a glider that can transport small, low-cost satellites into orbit. Yes, a glider. NASA engineer Jerry Budd has an idea so audacious ...

A Swedish man modified an RC airplane, stuck a camera on it, and then flew it to space and back. By Kelsey D. Atherton Published Mar 12, 2013 1:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Have you ever thought about flying in a glider? Watch one silently overhead and it seems surreal, so free, so, well, simple. It looks like anyone could do it. "Anyone can, with a little bit of ...