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Flights of Inspiration
Describes the 1919 Alcock and Brown flight across the Atlantic alongside the 1903 Wright Brothers flight. Teaching aids and flight descriptions are included.
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Flight
A list of exhibits, useful if planning a visit to the Science Museum. Theory is basic but covers the history of flight very well.
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Celebrating the Evolution of Flight...
From the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a useful site which celebrates the history of flight - many useful activities and sets of information.
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The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel With Louis Bl‚riot
Lesson plans for younger pupils covering different areas of the curriculum. An investigation of flight using paper aircraft is included.
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K8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook
Easy to navigate electronic textbook on the principles of flight. History of Flight and basic classroom projects are done well.
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The Four Forces of Flight
Mainly text based site explaining the forces involved in flight. Includes sound.
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History of Flight
A resource, intended for use by pupils, which provides links to several sites that give information about the history of flight.
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A beginner's guide to aeronautics
Planes, jet propulsion, wind tunnels, model rockets, hypersonic flight and everything in between are covered in this comprehensive guide from NASA.
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Insect Flight
An article describing how a computer simulation of rapidly oscillating wings and the complex motions of fluids has proved that insect flight conforms to the physical principles of aerodynamics.
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Paper Airplane Flight Simulator
Play with the variables on this simulator to improve your flight.
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