A pilot was killed yesterday after two gliders collided in mid-air and plunged to the ground in a devastating accident witnessed by dozens of people. Horrified locals have told of their shock at the ...

An air glider crashed west of the Quad Cities in Nichols, Iowa when the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing. The crash happened Sunday, August 17, 2014 just before 3:30 p.m. at 1911 Elder ...

High in the sky, Ron Tabery circles like a buzzard with a 92-foot wingspan. On a good day, he can soar in his gleaming white glider for six hours or more, riding thermals like elevators and traveling ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — The Air Force has launched an experimental hypersonic glider able to travel more than 4,000 miles in 30 minutes over the ...

An 80-year-old pilot who died after a suspected mid-air collision between his glider and an ultra-light aircraft was a man who "loved soaring", friends say as investigations continue into the crash.

ARLINGTON -- A Seattle glider pilot was found dead near Wheeler Mountain Friday morning after a mid-air collision with another glider. The 40-year-old, whose name was not released because family ...