The Perlan 2 Glider Will Fly 90,000 Feet Higher Than Most Aircraft
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THE FACT THAT American butts are getting bigger would be less of a problem if the cheap seats on airliners weren't simultaneously getting smaller.
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The famous and well documented Hindenburg disaster of 1937, when the hydrogen-filled airship burst into flames whilst attempting to tether to its moorings in New Jersey, killed off the 'lighter-than-air' aircraft industry, as well as 35 unfortunate s
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...there's another alternative if humans want to traverse interior Canada before that happens: actual freakin' airships.
Small amphibians are sort of the hot hatchbacks of the aviation world and one aimed at the beginner pilot is always worth a look see.
With a traditional airplane, a propellor or jet engine pulls it forward, and lift is created as air subsequently flows over the wings.