Its builder, Frank Marsh, first flew the ultralight in 1987 and donated it ... two-cycle pusher engine or as a sailplane when they shut the engine down. With a 34-foot wingspan and an empty ...

The Cosmos Phase II ultralight, seen at the Udvar-Hazy Center. The Mitchell U-2 Superwing could be flown as a powered aircraft or a sailplane. Designer Don Mitchell estimated the kit could be ...

NEW YORK — The pilot of a small glider plane has died after crashing near an airport in southern Connecticut, state police announced Saturday. Bradley Daar, 70, of Clinton, was piloting a ...