FACES & PORTRAITS

Ron Clarke poses with his 1999 Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2C high performance glider at Alexandria Airport, Alexandria, Indiana, USA

Ron Clarke poses with his 1999 Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2C high performance glider at Alexandria Airport, Alexandria, Indiana, USA

Ron Clarke poses with his 1999 Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2C high performance glider at Alexandria Airport, Alexandria, Indiana, USA. Ron soloed in 1972 and has 4000 hours and 108,700 miles in sailplanes. This unsual pose is part of an ongoing portrait series by John Fleck of pilots and their aircraft.

USAF Major Paul "Max" Moga and his air superiority fighter, F-22 Raptor. Vietname≠se security at Vietnam Air Force Museum
Ron Clarke poses with his 1999 Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2C high performance glider at Alexandria Airport, Alexandria, Indiana, USA William "Red" Whittaker,  Fredkin Professor and Director of Field Robotics Center, of The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University,  stands with "Red Rover II". The  robot is the latest prototype of Red's CMU entry for The Google Lunar X PRIZE.