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- Aeronophynet - History of aviation, how planes and helicopters function, and the pilot's metabolism.
library.thinkquest.org/26409/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0922
- Airport - Includes paper airplane plans, a history of flight, airplane safety, and details on how planes work.
www.knowble.com/land/airport/default.html
- Aviation Database - Database on various flying machines put together by ninth grade students. Includes photos.
www.k12.nf.ca/sptech/aviation/aviation.htm
- Avro Vulcan Pages - Dedicated to the British bomber known as the Vulcan. Includes information on the plane's history and crew, plus remaining Vulcans and pictures.
www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mongsoft/vulcan.htm
- Boeing Kids - Includes mazes, word games, and cutouts all relating to aviation.
www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/kids
- Canadian Museum of Flight - Official website of the Canadian Museum of Flight. located in Langley, British Columbia, Canada
www.canadianflight.org
- EAA Aviation Young Eagles Web Site - Official site of the Young Eagles. Find out how to become a member, test your knowledge, and play aviation games.
www.youngeagles.com
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - US Government aviation authority responsible for controlling civilian (non-military) air flight in the U.S.
www.faa.gov
- Flapping Wings: Introduction to Ornithopters - Information about how birds are able to fly. Includes man-made flapping wing models.
home.earthlink.net/~pazuzu/orn.html
- GlidePath - Download the flight simulator software and practice landing a plane. {Microsoft Windows 3.1+ required]
members.aol.com/glidepth/gphp.htm
- Hurricane Hunters - Information on 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserves. Read this group's history, see mission photos, or take a virtual mission into Hurricane Opal.
www.hurricanehunters.com
- Interview with Pilot Captain David Gwinn - Read an interview with a TWA pilot. The questions are written for kids, by kids.
www.wic-kid.com/features.htm
- NOVA Online - Faster Than Sound - Information about breaking the sound barrier, sonic booms, recent attempts to beat speed records on land, water, and in the air.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier
- Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport's Kid's Section - Includes a paper airplane how-to, information on the first kid to fly, and includes flight related games.
phoenix.gov/AVIATION/kids/index.html
- Scientific American Frontiers: Flying Free - Timeline of flying history, see if planes will ever fly over Mars, learn about designing planes, and learn how to make a paper airplane.
www.pbs.org/saf/1109
- United States Navy Blue Angels - Official web site of the Blue Angels. Information about past and present Blue Angels, with photos and videos.
www.blueangels.navy.mil
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