LouisIngenthron, to Aviation
@LouisIngenthron@qoto.org avatar

Man, people in the past DNGAF.

It's like they specifically said "land this thing as close to the camera as you can even if it means mowing down the guy behind it."

#Aviation #Glider #WWII

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx6CcaT2d1vOZOWCPwPfgb4170E5AMYoSr?feature=shared

leaf, to random

Oof, I had my first massive failure trying to do hand thrown gliders. I learnt the hard lesson that planes do not scale proportionately. I tried making a bigger version of one I had already made. After spending the last few days designing and printing out parts I got maybe six throws out of it. Every flight ended in a hard nose dive, and now the plane is in a state of disrepair. I think the issue was the weight got away from me. That's one failure down on my journey! 😅

leaf, to TodayILearned

I have always wanted to get into rc plane design. I love watching channels like rctestflight, and want to learn the skills to design stuff like they do.

So, rather than waiting for it to magically happen like i normally do, i have actually started researching and fiddling around. I present my first iteration and my current iteration. I know they are jank, but I am really happy with how they turned out, and how they actually fly.

A non controllable, hand thrown glider made from paddle pop sticks for the body, an index card for the tail, and 3d printed parts and a laminated sheet make up the wings. Blutak and a coin make the weight at the front of the plane. It ala sits on a green cutting mat in front of a paper cutting machine. This is the current iteration

gfkdsgn, to Aviation German
@gfkdsgn@burma.social avatar

While he started three years prior, Otto Lilienthal took the invented glider on his first successful flight in 1894. It wasn't much more than 7 Seconds, but his achievement changed the world of aviation forever. Even the Wright brothers been well aware of the "flying man" from Berlin, but the TNYT missed to mention the pioneers like Lilienthal and Gustav Whitehead, five years after the very first motor flight, in their front page report about the Wright apparatus 1906.

However, in 2024 we can celebrate the 130th anniversary of this historic event and share our portrait with you.

"FIRST IN FLIGHT" doc film
https://youtu.be/7leqLcgIMCM

@art work Made with @inkscape , not or

electricCZ, to 3DPrinting Czech
@electricCZ@mastodon.arch-linux.cz avatar

O víkendu budeme co? O víkendu budeme lítat 😁

richardacarter, to Aviation

Ever seen a glider hover to a standstill? Today's wave conditions ensured the surprising sight of gliders practically "sitting" in the air. It's strange enough from the ground, but quite eerie in the air. Here's a clip from today's footage, showcasing the effect.

A glider cockpit in flight - the terrain below is not moving at all

emszabo, to pixelart
@emszabo@mastodon.world avatar

First real in-house run of my done. Just need to do product shots and make listings for the new designs. Mostly tattoo designs to start, but I threw in a couple designs and a bad pun.

PhilStrachan, to BelieveInFilm

I pasted this photo up over on x-box earlier tonight.

"...I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace..."

(from High Flight by John Magee)

Camera: Canon EOS300V
Lens: 28-90mm f4-5.6
Film: Ilford HP5+





KrajciTom, to random

Perlan high altitude glider is up for another record attempt.

Live link to the virtual cockpit.

https://perlanproject.cloud/vc/VirtualCockpit.html



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