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Fundamentals of flight
A great introductory guide to aeronautics, with info on how air flows over an object and how things fly.
Explorers' Club: Science Room
Environmental science page with info about the ozone layer and water and air pollution.
The Java Virtual Wind Tunnel
The interactive Java Virtual Wind Tunnel is a prototype applet which uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods to simulate the flow of air over a two dimensional object.
Einstein's Explanation of Brownian Motion
An applet showing how a smoke particle moves in air and alongside it the explanation in terms of motion of air molecules
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Online exhibitions about flight including Apollo to the Moon, Milestones of Flight, How Things Fly, Business Wings, Space Race, Exploring the Planets, GPS etc
Atmospheric pressure video
A short, funny film explaining the basics of air pressure and its influence on weather. Nominated for the SciCast competition.
Air pressure
physics.org page with fascinating facts all about atmospheric pressure. Did you know that you have one tonne of air pressing down on you?