Gliders with engines do exist. They are called motor gliders and are essentially fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with ...

The XCG-16 was a revolutionary flying wing glider designed to carry 42 soldiers or heavy artillery into battle. With speeds up to 200 MPH and a futuristic design, it promised to change airborne ...

Pipistrel’s Sinus motor glider dates back to the mid-1990s and has served as a foundation for other the company’s models with which it shares certain components.

Flying wing designs gained some credence in the 1950s, mostly due to the efforts of Jack Northrop, who had been inspired by seeing some of the Horten’s sports gliders in the 1930s. The captured ...