The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Australia ends on a high
Monday, 23 January 2017 14:06
On This Day in History: Female-Powered Flight Took Off
Saturday, 21 January 2017 06:52
Red Bull Air Race 2017: Kenny Chiang joins Challenger Cup
Tuesday, 10 January 2017 16:51
34th FAI World Gliding Championships 2017 are declared open
Monday, 09 January 2017 10:32
Two years ago: Father and son set African Record
Friday, 06 January 2017 09:46
Australia welcomes the world to the FAI World Gliding Championships 2017
Thursday, 05 January 2017 16:33
Aviation and Space: Diary-notifications and anniversaries for 2017
Friday, 30 December 2016 10:39
Throughout 2017 the FAI will mark some important anniversaries in aviation and space flight. Drone pilot Vincent Delcommene outraces the competition to win the first ever FPV Racing World Cup
Monday, 26 December 2016 09:52
Air Sports Join Olympic Channel
Thursday, 22 December 2016 11:05
CIAM Flyer (6-2016) - Short Climb, Long Glide
Monday, 19 December 2016 16:23
Red Bull Air Race 2017: Season kicks off in Abu Dhabi with landmark 75th race
Friday, 16 December 2016 11:43
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Hard two-week battle in Australian skies sees three new FAI Gliding World Champions win gold.
Thirty years ago, on 21 January 1987, American triathlete Lois McCallin set three women's world records for human-powered flight – and they still stand today.
Kenny Chiang will open a new chapter in China's motorsport history in 2017, when he becomes the first pilot from his country to compete in the Red Bull Air Race.
The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Benalla (AUS) was officially opened on Sunday, 08 January 2017, by Jaclyn Symes MP, Member for Northern Victoria on behalf of the Victorian Minister for Sport, The Hon. John Eren MP and Rick Sheppe from the FAI (pictured).
Two years ago on this day, Tijl Schmelzer and his father Bert were the very first to pass the 200 km/h barrier using thermals rather than mountain waves.
The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships 2017 kicks-off in Australia on 9 January 2017, with two weeks of high profile, high calibre competition to follow.
Congratulations Vincent Delcommene (also known as VINCBEE): the first FPV Racing World Cup champion.
FAI and the Olympic Channel have reached a cooperation agreement to collaborate on content for the Olympic Channel.
In recent years, electric flying has seen the totally unspectacular emergence of a new electric glider class (F5J). It is characterised by its large (maximum span of 4 m) but very lightweight RC glider models (800 to 1500 g) equipped with relatively small electric motors (approx. 500 W).
The first race of the 2017 Red Bull Air Race calendar in February will be a celebration of milestones for the official World Championship: the tenth season of competition, the tenth consecutive opener in Abu Dhabi and the diamond 75th race for the coveted title.-
60 years ago today: Sputnik 1 and the Dawn of Space
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Mamistov strikes gold for a third time
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Muroya wins in Germany’s Lausitzring
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Matt Hall wins Qualifying in Germany
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France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
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French pair win world’s most prestigious gas-balloon race
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Drones at the cutting edge
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Sonka stuns rivals with Porto win
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Preparing for the Drone Invasion
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On this day in history: Alexandr Fedotov flies into the record books
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