This video [12:28] shows how Newton's law of motion relates to the drag of an airplane. Watch as an instructor shows how the molecules colliding with the airplane create drag.

Discover how the factor of weight affects airplanes in flight.

Image of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as seen at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in April, 2012. The aircraft was assigned to shuttle Discovery.

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

Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.

Are you studying or teaching Aerodynamics? This page acts as an index to all the terminology related to this topic. Clicking on any title will open a page with a colored slide and a scientific explanation of the contents. Animated,...

Find out how scientists have improved hurricane tracking technology through new aircraft and advanced instruments.

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

How did we learn to fly? Resource takes users back through time to discover where the history of flight all started. Offers links to games, art and stories as well as activities.

Contrails are human-made clouds from jet airplanes.