The ASH 31 glider features wings with an aspect ratio ... but this can be minimized through careful wing design. By making the wings longer and narrower, and thus higher in aspect ratio, the ...

With a sleek flying wing design and speeds reaching 200 mph, the XCG-16 was no ordinary glider. Built as an experimental assault aircraft during WWII, it pushed the limits of stealth and speed ...

The brothers Walter and Reimar Horten, just 13 and 10 years old, respectively, joined the Bonn glider club in 1925 ... Junkers had patented a flying-wing design in 1910. The concept is that ...