In 1952, a CIA spy plane crashed into Death Valley National Park. More than 70 years later, hikers can still visit it, though ...
As shown in the photograph of the Gossamer Albatross, the plane is flown close to the ground at relatively low speed, has a large wing-span and a canard stabilizer (front lifting surface) with about ...
4. The wandering albatross can glide for several hundred miles without a single wing flap - a remarkable feat that no other flying creature is capable of matching. The bird has inspired not only ...
The albatross is one of nature's most impressive flyers, soaring effortlessly over the ocean for days or weeks at a time, often without flapping its wings for hours. These majestic seabirds are built ...