Students, after reading an explanation on lift from a NASA Web-based textbook and an explanation on the FoilSim software package given below, use FoilSim to evaluate the relationship between velocity and lift.

Students explore rotating frames of reference, focusing on the weightless environment in space and the Coriolis force.

Students share their prior knowledge of WMD, discuss how the U.S. has responded to this threat and what changes, if any, the US should take for the future. They role-play as national secruty advisor while participating in a fictional WMD...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive simulation, the user will be able to control the airplane using Newton's Second Law.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the science behind flying an airplane and play this simulation game to see the effects of wing profile, thrust, angle of attack, and airplane size.

Before pilots ever step behind the controls of a real jet they've already logged thousands of virtual air miles. It might not qualify you to fly a real jumbo jet, but you too, can learn the logistics of aviation by experimenting with the...

Watch the simulation to learn the parts of an airplane.

How does weight affect an airplane? Watch the simulation to find out.

Easy to read guide from NASA on the basics of flight. Great graphics and some simulations are included.

An upward force called lift acts on the airplane and opposes the downward forces of gravity. The lift force allows the airplane to get off the ground and stay in the air. Watch the simulation to see how this works.