Does Dynamic Soaring count as pulse and glide?
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https://illumin.usc.edu › dynamic-soaring
Dynamic Soaring - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Dynamic soaring is a specialized form of gliding flight that has not yet been thoroughly researched. Observations of the albatross seabird show that it is possible to harness abundant energy by flying specific patterns through a boundary layer between two layers of air with differing wind velocities.
https://interestingengineering.com › innovation › dynamic-soaring-spacecraft-interstellar
'Dynamic soaring' could help spacecraft zoom across interstellar space ...
7 Dec 2022"In dynamic soaring as practiced terrestrially, a lift-generating vehicle executes a maneuver that exploits the difference in wind speeds between two different regions of the air, for example,...
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Evolved by seabirds over eons, cribbed by Southern Californian hang gliders; it's now being evaluated for interstellar sailing on the stellar winds.