Glider
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 control...
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Wellington (dpa) - The pilot killed in a crash during world
gliding championships in New Zealand was identified Saturday as
Herbert Weiss, 59, from Friedrichsruhe, Germany. ...
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Orlando, Florida (dpa) Orlando in Florida counts as one of the
cities in the United States with the most to offer visitors.
Its theme parks are world renowned...
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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...
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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 fo...
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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 an...
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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.S...
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Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who has cheated death time and again in his successful pursuit of aviation records, was missing Tuesday after taking off in a single-engine plane the day befor...
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A record-setting daredevil and the first American woman in space are among five people slated for induction Saturday to the National Aviation Hall of Fame.Steve Fossett, 63, of Beaver Creek, Colo.,...
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It's road trip season, and Outside magazine's June issue is recommending two-week loops to get you going in various parts of the country. Here are a few of them.In the Pacific Northwest, start in S...
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San Francisco (dpa) - Peggy Fossett, the wife of missing
adventurer Steve Fossett, has gone to court to have him declared
legally dead.
She filed a petition i...
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Glider
German named as dead pilot in New Zealand glider race crash
