Aviation
100 Years of Flight
The First Flight Centennial Celebration: Countdown To Kitty Hawk Don’t miss this year-long series of events featuring an interactive touring pavilion that includes Ford Motor Company’s aviation history and the most accurate reproduction of the original 1903 Wright Flyer (which after the tour will reside in Henry Ford Museum’s Heroes of the Sky exhibition).
The Wright Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first manned, heavier than air, powered flight on December 17, 1903. Resources that bring this event to life can be discovered here!
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The Wright Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the Airplane with 21 Activities Exploring the Science and History of Flight, by Mary Kay Carson |
Aviation History
Historic Wings online magazine for pilots and aviators featuring stories from the past and present.
History of Flight Read online about the history of flight.
Aviators
Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history on May 21, 1927. Read a biography of Charles A. Lindbergh. The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation is an organization committed to furthering the Lindberghs’ vision of balance between technology and nature.
Field Trip
EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested young people, ages 8 – 17, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights are offered free of charge and are made possible through the generosity of EAA member volunteers.
Games
Lesson Plans
Aeronautics is the study of the science of flight. Aeronautics is the method of designing an airplane or other flying machine.
Find out why an airplane can’t just fly into space from Dr. Marc at The Space Place.