Gliding flight is heavier-than-air flight without the use of thrust; the term volplaning also refers to this mode of flight in animals. It is employed by gliding animals and by aircraft such as gliders. This mode of flight involves flying a significant distance horizontally compared to its descent and therefore can be distinguished from a mostly straight downward descent like with a round parachute. Although the human application of gliding flight usually refers to aircraft designed for this purpose, most powered aircraft are capable of gliding without engine power. As with sustained flight, gliding generally requires the application of an airfoil, such as the wings on aircraft or birds, or the gliding membrane of a gliding possum. However, gliding can be achieved with a flat (uncambered) wing, as with a simple paper plane, or even with card-throwing. However, some aircraft with lifting bodies and animals such as the flying snake can achieve gliding flight without any wings by creating a flattened surface underneath. (Wikipedia).
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Gliding in Ohio...stunning day with the ParkZone Radian
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An animation I put together of a helicopter flying through a mountain range. I did not create the mountain background animation.
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Poetic motion of a bird in flight set to original music
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NASA Mars Helicopter Technology Demonstration
The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration that will travel to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 rover. It will attempt controlled flight in Mars' thin atmosphere, which may enable more ambitious missions in the future. For more information, visit https://go.nasa.gov/2IC8tIh
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Powered Flight and the Wright Brothers
This tells the full story of how the first powered sustainable flight was achieved in the United States in 1903.
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NASA Chopper Ready for a Spin on Mars
The laws of physics may say it's near impossible to fly on Mars, but actually flying a heavier-than-air vehicle on the Red Planet is much harder than that. NASA’s Mars 2020 mission will deliver a technology demonstration that will put the idea to the test -- a helicopter that will perform
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F-18 flies past hot air balloon
A Spanish F/A-18 Hornet flies past a hot air balloon to mark the balloon's crew breaking a world record. Full story at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WOiagF2l8M
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Dragons are stuff of myth and fantasy... or are they? Join me as we examine the scientific plausibility of dragons! We will answer questions like: Did something like a dragon once exist? and Could something really breath fire? All Copyrighted Footage used is covered by Fair Use for reason
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5 Beautifully Complex Ways to Fly
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Analyzing Flight Simulator Data with the Wolfram Language
Microsoft Flight Simulator™ has been with us since the early '80s. We will show how the Wolfram Language can be used to pull simulation data from this fabulous game and how we can explore this wonderful virtual world using the powerful functions available in Mathematica.
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The 1983 "Gimli Glider" Incident.
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Top Secrets of America - Classified Torpedos
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