Friday 2010-10-15 Dev. update and Discussion

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by robday

Gliders need forward motion through the air to generate lift, just like any other aircraft. They will fly in still air just as well as in a wind. Ultimately it's gravity that powers gliders.

Unless you live in ubizoo land where apparently lift creates forward motion Warning the following thread is bad for your mental health ....

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...4721073388/p/2

Either way, gliders do not drop like a stone the instant the wind stops blowing