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  • #1

    Microsoft playing with Gliders!

    Checkout this link!

    Borrowing a Clever Trick From Birds, This Smart Glider Could One Day Fly Forever Without a Motor
    http://gizmodo.com/borrowing-a-clever-trick-from-birds-this-smart-glider-1797896712
    While scouring large swaths of land for prey, predators like hawks and eagles will often take advantage of rising thermals to stay airborne and glide for


    Jeremy and Ben
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  • #2
    Where's the fun in autonomous gliders?
    [B]"I have not yet begun to procrastinate!"[/B] -- [B][I]Geoff Painter[/I][/B]

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    • #3
      I could use an autonomous tow plane!!!
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      • #4
        The molded version is a Thermic XXL from Soaring USA.
        Team PowerBox Systems Americas... If flying were the language of men, soaring would be its poetry.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Stew2 View Post
          I could use an autonomous tow plane!!!
          I'll second that!

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          • Xroadie
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            Xroadie commented
            08-18-2017, 03:50 PM
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            We already have two autonomous towplanes....Len and Jim
        • #6
          The first version of this story I saw showed them using a Radian!

          I don't think I'd want any aircraft guided by a Microsoft product.....too many crashes
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          • #7
            Originally posted by Xroadie View Post
            The first version of this story I saw showed them using a Radian!

            I don't think I'd want any aircraft guided by a Microsoft product.....too many crashes
            Now that's funny!

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