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On June 5, founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi conducted a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida aboard a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider designated as the Helios Horizon.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Miguel Iturmendi carried out a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida on June 5, taking to the skies in a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider that the team has simply called the Helios Horizon.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 June 2026
Planning documents have described its new coaster under construction as a Vekoma family thrill glider, which would be a new coaster model.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
The startup builds drones and other defense systems, developing products such as Viper, its vertical-takeoff strike vehicle; Glide, its high-altitude glider capable of launching weapons; and Stratos, its airborne satellite platform for surveillance.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Miguel Iturmendi carried out a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida on June 5, taking to the skies in a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider that the team has simply called the Helios Horizon.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 June 2026
Planning documents have described its new coaster under construction as a Vekoma family thrill glider, which would be a new coaster model.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
The startup builds drones and other defense systems, developing products such as Viper, its vertical-takeoff strike vehicle; Glide, its high-altitude glider capable of launching weapons; and Stratos, its airborne satellite platform for surveillance.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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“Glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glider. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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glider
noun
glid·er
ˈglīd-ər 
1
: an aircraft without an engine that glides on air currents
2
: a porch seat suspended from a frame
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