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Sub-Categories in Aircraft

Blimps (7)
Helicopters (2)

Spacecraft (6)

Web Sites in Category Aircraft

Aeronophynet - History of aviation, how planes and helicopters function, and the pilot's metabolism.

Aviation Database - Database on various flying machines put together by ninth grade students. Includes photos.

Avro Vulcan Pages - Dedicated to the British bomber known as the Vulcan. Includes information on the plane's history and crew, plus remaining Vulcans and pictures.

Boeing Kids - Includes mazes, word games, and cutouts all relating to aviation.

Canadian Museum of Flight - Official website of the Canadian Museum of Flight. located in Langley, British Columbia, Canada

EAA Aviation Young Eagles Web Site - Official site of the Young Eagles. Find out how to become a member, test your knowledge, and play aviation games.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - US Government aviation authority responsible for controlling civilian (non-military) air flight in the U.S.

Flapping Wings: Introduction to Ornithopters - Information about how birds are able to fly. Includes man-made flapping wing models.

GlidePath - Download the flight simulator software and practice landing a plane. {Microsoft Windows 3.1+ required]

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.

Hurricane Hunters - Information on 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserves. Read this group's history, see mission photos, or take a virtual mission into Hurricane Opal.

Interview with Pilot Captain David Gwinn - Read an interview with a TWA pilot. The questions are written for kids, by kids.

NOVA Online - Faster Than Sound - Information about breaking the sound barrier, sonic booms, recent attempts to beat speed records on land, water, and in the air.

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport's Kid's Section - Includes a paper airplane how-to, information on the first kid to fly, and includes flight related games.

Scientific American Frontiers: Flying Free - Timeline of flying history, see if planes will ever fly over Mars, learn about designing planes, and learn how to make a paper airplane.

United States Navy Blue Angels - Official web site of the Blue Angels. Information about past and present Blue Angels, with photos and videos.

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