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1. Aero Design Team Online

   Meet the people of NASA who are designing the planes of the future, and learn all about how airplanes fly.

   http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero

   
   

2. Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics

   Learn about the study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air. Includes problems to try and an index of topics, from NASA.

   http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bga.html

   
   

3. Flight Principles

   Ever wonder how planes fly?

   http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/princ1.htm

   
   

4. GE Transportation: Engines 101

   Learn how jet engines work by checking out this interactive site. Watch videos and view drawings to find out about passenger safety, environmental protection, and the future of engines.

   http://www.geae.com/education/engines101/

   
   

5. How Things Fly

   Learn what makes an aircraft fly, a spacecraft stay in orbit, or a balloon float in the air. From the National Air and Space Museum.

   http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal109/gal109.html

   
   

6. K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook

   Learn about how things fly, myths about flying, and the history of flight, as well as how aeronautics relates to sports and more! Also in Spanish.

   http://wings.avkids.com/

   
   

7. Science Fun with Airplanes

   Learn about the principles of flight and how pilots control airplanes with this Ohio State University program. You can even build your own experimental glider!

   http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~flight/

   
   

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