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As you browse through "Flights of Inspiration," you'll
notice connections to other websites that offer related
topical information. This list represents the complete
collection of websites to which "Flights of Inspiration"
links.
- If you're interested in the science and operation of
wind tunnels, but not necessarily the Wright tunnel, this
website, published by NASA's Observatorium, is a must.
- Laboratories of Flight: Wind Tunnels
- Wind Tunnels - History
- Wind Tunnel - Parts
- Wind Tunnel - Quiz
- Wind Tunnel - Wordsearch
- Consider building your own wind tunnel at home or at
school. The Baals wind tunnel can be built for approximately $200
and can get about 30 mph in the test section.
- Tufts University
Baals Wind Tunnel
- The
Baals Wind Tunnel
- If you can't build your own tunnel, try these
interactive websites that let you simulate the experience of
testing in a wind tunnel.
- The Java Virtual Wind
Tunnel
- FoilSim: Airflow Over Airfoils
- Some students may need some introductory information
about air before they can begin to think about wind.
- Background Information on Air
- For further thinking about flight, these resources offer
some other perspectives.
- Fundamentals of Flight
- See How It Flies
- Forces on an Airplane
- History of Flight
- A Brief History of the Invention of the Airplane
- Aeronautics Learning Laboratory
- Historic Wings
- World Record
Paper Airplane Flight
- After you try the activities in "Flights of
Inspiration," you may want to try some more. The following
websites are among the best.
- Flight
Exhibition at the Science Museum, London
- How Planes are like Birds
- Compare Powered and Unpowered Balsa Gliders
- Illustrate Bernoulli's Principle with Paper Strips
- Illustrate Bernoulli's Principle with a Pin, Spool, and Cardboard
- A Handmade Propeller Demonstrates Lift
- Using a Balloon to Demonstrate Thrust
- Demonstrate the Effects of Rudder, Elevator, and Ailerons
- Make a Styrofoam Glider
- Make a Simple Wind Tunnel
- Constructing a Styrofoam Flyer
- Flying a Styrofoam Flyer
- Designing Your Own Styrofoam Flyer
- Introduction to Aeronautical Charts
- Use the Scale of an Aeronautical Chart to Determine Distance
- Fuel Consumption Problems
- Rate and Distance Problems
- Aerodynamics
- Forces and Motion
- 1902 Wright Glider Model
- "Flights of Inspiration" offers an extremely thorough
account of the Wright Brothers life before, during, and
after their "First Flight," focusing most closely on the
years from 1890-1910. This resource does not, however,
consider their numerous other accomplishments both before
and after that timeframe. The following websites provide
additional information about the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright.
- The
Wright Brothers
- Wilbur and Orville Wright
- The Wilbur and Orville Wright Story
- How We Made The First Flight
- How We Made The First Flight
- In Depth: The Propeller
- As the Centennial of the First Flight approaches, you may want to visit
these sites often.
- First Flight Centennial
- Trivia Challenge
- The Wright Experience
- These websites use Quicktime, VRML, and/or Shockwave to
recreate the first flight. Keep in mind, the collection of
original Wright Brothers artifacts includes only a few still
photographs of the events at Kitty Hawk. The following
recreations are invented, but extremely well done and well
worth browsing.
- First Flight:
Evolution of the Airfoil
- First Flight Quicktime Recreation
- First
Flight Shockwave Interactive
-
1903 Wright Flyer Simulation
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