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The Windrider walkalong glider is a commercially available toy airplane designed to be flown by controllable slope soaring. The design was first invented, manufactured and sold by Tyler MacCready, son of Paul MacCready. The same design appeared as the Air Surfer from WowWee for a brief period before being produced by the current manufacturer, Windrider Ltd. of Hong Kong. The Windrider is a flying wing design type of fixed-wing aircraft.
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- Video of Tyler MacCready flying his walkalong glider on Scientific American Frontiers Flying Free episode
- Video on how to fly the Wowwee Air Surfer product
- Windrider Ltd. Flying Toys
- Ballast Modifications to Reduce Stall Speed of Windrider
- PBS Scientific American Frontiers Flying Free episode with Walkalong Glider