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Southwest Airlines The Making of Florida One – YouTube
watch an airplane be constructed
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ARKive – Osprey video – Pandion haliaetus
“known as the fish hawk, the osprey exhibits several adaptations to hunting and eating fish, including dense, oily plumage, large feet, scaly soles, and a reversible outer toe that helps with carrying fish through the air “
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Lesson Plans and Resources on Hurricanes
“Teaching and Learning About Hurricanes”
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Sept. 3, 1976, the unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars
On Sept. 3, 1976, the unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the planet’s surface.
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Education: Education Resources
More Scientific American – educational resources section
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Science News, Articles and Information | Scientific American
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Wonderful assortment of resources for teachers and their students
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Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology
News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology
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Chemistry Of Cooking — A Biochemist Explains The Chemistry Of Cooking
“Chemistry Of Cooking
A Biochemist Explains The Chemistry Of Cooking
cooking is all about chemistry and knowing some facts can help chefs understand why recipes go wrong. Because cooking is essentially a series of chemical reactions, it is helpful to know some basics. “ -
AOPA Online: Jetman completes Grand Canyon overflight
““Flying his jet-propelled wing attached to his back, and steering only by movement of his body, Rossy launched from a helicopter at 8,000 feet into the breathtaking blue of the Grand Canyon sky,” the release said. “Skimming the rockscape at speeds of up to 190 mph, Jetman sustained flight for more than eight minutes, 200 feet above the rim of Grand Canyon West.”
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Maple leaf Remote Control drone takes first flight (video) — Engadget
“surveillance drone. The nano air vehicles (NAVs), modeled after falling Maple leaf seeds, are designed to be super light weight and agile for vertical lift off, hovering, and navigation in tight spaces. “
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“Taylor De Ley of Yorba Linda, Calif., may be only 17, but as he starts his college education this week he has already focused on a professional pilot career and completed a 10,492-nautical-mile solo flight to the four corners of the nation. That’s more than most kids his age. He now has 340 total flying hours.
He dedicated the flight to giving fellow teens who are “stuck playing video games” a taste of the flying adventure ”
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AOPA Airports for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
“The AOPA Airports application for iPhone and Pod touch, powered by ForeFlight, source of airport know-before-you-go information for any pilot. contains vital details on more than 5,300 public-use landing facilities, 7,000 FBOs and aviation-related businesses, and more than 55,000 restaurants, hotels, and “
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Students claim human-powered chopper record
“The National Aeronautic Association has certified the July 13 record for the University of Maryland’s human-powered helicopter called Gamera. It achieved liftoff and hovered for 11.4 seconds, setting U.S. records for flight duration and for flight duration by a female pilot. (Watch a video of the flight.).
It was designed and built by graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering and piloted by biology student Judy Wexler. ”
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The Aviators – Air Traffic Control Tower — AOPA Live
“The Aviators – Air Traffic Control Tower”
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“There’s just so much science, nature, music, arts, technology, storytelling and assorted good stuff out there that my kids (and maybe your kids) haven’t seen. It’s most likely not stuff that was made for them…”
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