It would carry a pilot and one passenger. The wings would have enough lift to carry the glider's occupants over ... The plan was to assemble the aircraft, then catapult it off the chapel's roof ...

a glider or an old seaplane retrofitted with an electric engine. But Alice is different. Omer Bar-Yohay: The Eviation Alice is a nine-passenger, two-crew, all-electric commuter aircraft.

With its numerous propellers mounted on a blown wing, the Regent Viceroy Seaglider promises to carry 12 passengers and two crew (or 3,500 lb/1,600 kg of cargo) over at least 180 miles (300 km) at ...

Wing aspect ratios impact passenger comfort and pilot safety ... Aspect ratios across different aircraft types: Glider aircraft feature very high aspect ratios, sometimes exceeding 20:1, to ...