A higher aspect ratio, characterized by long, narrow wings, usually denotes gliders or other high-performance aircraft. Conversely, a low aspect ratio, with shorter, broader wings, is often seen ...

There are a few open source autopilots available these days for quadcopters and fixed wing aircraft ... when controlling a drone-launched shuttle glider. The glider is a simple design built ...

The rudder in that altered glider and in the 1903 Flyer was controlled by the hip cradle. The combined movement of the twisting wings and of the movable rudder allowed the aircraft to bank and turn.

The wings would have enough lift to carry the glider's occupants over the town ... The prisoners made a plane from a table knife, drills from nails, saw handles from bed boards, and saw blades ...