"mmc" wrote in message ng.com...
for almost, kinda flying......considering it was towed to top speed by a
vehicle and then self propelled for a whopping 19 seconds! They succeeded
where da Vinci failed? Get the f*ck outta here!
If da Vinci had had the benefit of modern light weight materials and over a
hundred years of research to apply, there is no telling what he could have
accomplished.
Canadians! What a bunch of drama queens.


Gliders can stay up for hours with favorable winds and updrafts.