July 02, 2009
Dynamic Soaring World Record - Ok, so what your looking at is an unpowered RC Glider. No engine, no jet, nothing except controls for rudders and ailerons. It’s going a world record 392mph up the side of that ridge. Now you might be asking yourself, “how it possible that an unpowered Glider is going almost 400mpg without an engine?” It has to do with riding the boundary layer between a low and high pressure area caused by the combination of geography and winds. For a great explanation click here. -Gizmodo
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