Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Speed flying and speed riding are recreational and competitive adventure sports of flying lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. They are similar to sports to paragliding , but have smaller wings, higher flying speeds, and flightpaths descending close to a mountain slope.
The winner was the last person to stay in the sauna and walk out without outside help. The host country usually dominated the event, as only one foreign competitor ever made it into the finals in the men's competition. The first non-Finnish winner in the women's competition was Natallia Tryfanava from Belarus in 2003.
The speed to fly is the optimum speed through sinking or rising air mass to achieve either the furthest glide, or fastest average cross-country speed. [1] Most speed to fly setups use units of either airspeed in kilometers per hour (km/h) and climb rate in meters per second (m/s), or airspeed in knots (kn) and climb rate in feet per minute (ft ...
What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Cite this page; Get shortened URL; Download QR code
The Matterhorn or Flying Bobs, sometimes known by alternate names such as Musik Express or Terminator, is an amusement ride very similar to the Superbob, which consists of a number of cars attached to axles that swing in and out. The hill and valley shape of the ride causes a pronounced swinging motion: the faster the ride goes, the more ...
A startup wants to revive the Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out, without the noisy boom and the up to $20,000 ticket prices.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Cars at Carlisle; The Chase Is On; Corbin's Ride On; Darrell Waltrip Celebrity Blackjack; Dream Car Garage; Epic Ride; Fast Track To Fame; Fifth Gear; Fine Tuned; For the Love of Racing; Formula 1 Debrief; Formula 1 Decade; Forza Motorsport Showdown; Hot Import Nights; I Wanna Date a Race Car Driver; Indy 500: The Classics; Inside Grand Prix ...