There are stories of people long ago who tried to imitate the birds by attaching wings to their arms. Of course, none could truly fly this way, but undoubtedly some were able to enjoy a controlled glide over a short distance. The first successful...

Gliders or Sailplanes are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight. See also gliding and motor gliders for more...

A champion German paraglider said Friday she did not believe she would survive when she was lifted higher than Mount Everest by a thunderstorm in eastern Australia.Paragliding 2005 World Cup winner Ewa Wisnierska, 35, was lifted to 32,612 feet by a storm that apparently killed...

Rescuers looking for adventurer Steve Fossett are scanning the desert for a tiny, aerobatic plane that's part of a stable of aircraft at a million-acre ranch owned by an heir of the Hilton hotel fortune.Once used to entertain high-rolling gamblers from Hilton casinos in Las...

Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett vanished somewhere across a landscape of soaring peaks and sagebrush desert notorious for winds so powerful and tricky they can swirl an airplane like a leaf and even shear off a wing.As the search for Fossett dragged into a second day...

The first American woman in space and a daredevil who was the first person to complete a solo balloon trip around the globe were among five people inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame.Sally Ride, 56, a California native, accepted the medallion signifying her...