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- AeroEducate
Links to an external site. Activities (These are free, but registration is required.)
- Balloon Plane: How do force and mass affect acceleration?
- Hot Air Balloons: How do changes in air temperature create lift?
- Hovercraft: How does friction affect motion?
- Magnus Cups: What happens when a spinning object moves through the air?
- Quiet the Skies: How do you reduce jet engine noise?
- Straw Plane: How do you stabilize a plane in flight?
- Airfoil Design: How does an airfoil’s shape affect lift?
- Composite Wings: What are composite materials?
- Flight Stability: How does balance affect flight stability?
- Gliders: What forces impact flight?
- Lighter than Air: How do you control the flight of airships?
- Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Chapter I, Subchapter F
- National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) Links to an external site.
- National Association of Rocketry Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Transportation Links to an external site. (Aviation Programs and Projects)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Aviation Links to an external site.
- Virginia Space Grant Consortium Links to an external site.
- Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Curriculum Materials Links to an external site.
Textbook Resources:
- Jeppesen Aviation History, Version: 10979327- ISBN# 978-0-88487-670-0
- Aerospace Science: The Exploration of Space
- AEROSPACE: The Journey of Flight. 3rd Edition (Available for free to Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Members)
- Jeppesen Private Pilot Manual
- Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics. 3rd Edition- ISBN 978-0-07-340775-3