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Wikipedia: Burt Rutan
A biography of Burt Rutan, an aircraft designer who created a plane that overcame one of flight's last great challenges - circling the world without stopping or refueling. Describes the many aircraft he designed.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Amelia Earhart
A portrait of Amelia Earhart in the National Portrait Gallery, finished after her first transatlantic flight. Read a brief description of Earhart's exploits in aviation.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Reg Hunt
Read about Reg Hunt and the first powered flight in Alberta.
A&E Television
History.com: 9/11: How Air Traffic Controllers Managed the Crisis in the Skies
September 11, 2001 was not a great day in air traffic control. As the morning progressed, four separate terror attacks unfolded in the skies, with hijackers using commercial aircraft as weapons. Perpetrators deliberately flew three of...
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)
First in the Air in British Columbia
The Royal British Columbia Museum traces the achievements of BC's first men to travel into the colony's atmosphere in the air. The site discusses the hot air balloon flight of Professor Leclaire in 1880 and the flight of Charles K....
Science Struck
Science Struck: Events That Led to the Invention of the Airplane
Discover the history of the first airplanes and flying machines, and how the Wright brothers constructed their first successful airplane.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Who Killed the Red Baron?
Forensic experts look at solving the mystery of the Red Baron, WWI flying ace's death.
US Navy
Naval Historical Center: Exorcizing the Devil's Triangle
Howard L. Rosenberg writes this article about the area known as "The Devil's Triangle" or "The Bermuda Triangle." Besides discussing famous lost ships and airplanes, Rosenberg gives detailed information about the geography of the sea...
NASA
Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics
Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Flight Gadget Rules to Be Relaxed
Article reports on new rules in Europe relaxing restrictions on the use of electronic devices during air travel.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: May the Force Be With You: Lift
Students revisit Bernoulli's Principle (Lesson 1 of the Airplanes unit) and learn how engineers use this principle to design airplane wings. Airplane wings create lift by changing the pressure of the air around it. This is the first of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: May the Force Be With You: Drag
This lesson plan explores the drag force on airplanes. The students will be introduced to the concept of conservation of energy and how it relates to drag. Students will explore the relationship between drag and the shape, speed and size...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Windy Tunnel
The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate Bernoulli's Principle as it relates to winged flight. The students will use computers to see the influence of camber and airfoil angle of attack on the lift.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Heads Up
The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate some of the different parts of an airplane through the construction of a paper airplane. Students will build several different kinds of paper airplanes in order to figure out what makes an...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Higher and Faster
In this interactive instructional activity, students will explore the social factors, economic factors and engineering innovations that drive higher and faster commercial flights.
Curated OER
Time Magazine: 100 Years of Flight
TIME magazine offers a great look back at an amazing century of flight, including the inspirational aircraft, events and people involved.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Hoopster
Students create their own airplane using straws and other materials and learn the principles of aerodynamics.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Spinning Blimps
Students create a blimp and then experiment with the design to improve its aerodynamics.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Roto Copter
Students can experiment with a home-made helicopter that lets them change the blades to see how real aerodynamics work.
Other
Amelia Earhart: The Official Website
A woman wrapped in the mysterious lore of the past makes for an unforgettable character. That, plus the mystique of incredible bravery gives Amelia Earhart a lasting place in history. To this day, her death is unsolved and her character...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Amelia Earhart
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a short biography of Amelia Mary Earhart, the first person to fly from Hawaii to California, and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Charles A. Lindbergh
This site presents a biography of Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1972), the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Wright Stuff
Companion website to the PBS documentary on the Wright Brothers and their contributions to aviation.
Other
Charles Kingsford Smith: First Across the Pacific
A biographical profile of Charles Kingsford Smith, the aviator who made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928.
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