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First Flight: the Early Aviators - Disciples of Flight - 0 views

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      docderz on 29 Jun 15
       
      Solid overview of the early history of aviation, leading up to the Wright Brothers.
  • The dream of flying is as old as humankind itself. Throughout our history, we have struggled to achieve flight. And it wasn’t until fairly recently in our history that we achieved the first flight. We started with balloons, followed with gliders, and eventually developed powered aircraft. The story of this achievement is a fascinating one, with many players such as the Wright Brothers being well established. However, their historic first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 may not have actually been the first powered flight. In this three part series, Disciples of Flight is going to look at the question of who achieved the first flight with a powered aircraft. In part one, First Flight: The Early Aviators, we will look at the development of flight leading up to the Wright Brothers. Part two, First Flight: the Wright Brothers, will give a brief history of the brothers, and cover their first flight. And part three, First Flight: Gustave Whitehead, will cover the bold claims of Gustave Whitehead, and others, to first flight.
valerie taylor

Flyvie | Flyvie Lite Recorder - 1 views

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  • valerie taylor on 03 Aug 11
     
    "Flyvie, manufacturer of flight recorders and debriefing systems, has the developed an iPhone app that records your flight, including video, audio, GPS, compass and accelerometer. Download flights into our Flyvie Lite Viewer and play back the flight recording over a Google Earth background. Use it for your flight training, flight refreshers, solo flights or for sharing your cross country experiences."
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Welcome to Able Flight - 0 views

www.ableflight.org

buildaplane people organizations disabilities scholarships

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  • valerie taylor on 20 Nov 10
     
    ABLE FLIGHT PILOTS GIVE BACK WITH FREEDOM FLIGHT 2011 Able Flight makes it possible for people with disabilities to become pilots. In January 2011, Able Flight pilots Heather Schultz and Sean O'Donnell will do fly Sean's specially adapted airplane on a multi-city tour of a thousand miles to demonstrate to wounded veterans and others that a disability need not be a barrier to realizing a dream. Sean and Heather are also using the journey to raise funds for Able Flight scholarships for wounded veterans, providing a way for them to face and overcoming their own challenges.
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X-47B UCAS First Cruise Flight | Military.com - 1 views

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  • valerie taylor on 07 Nov 11
     
    " first "cruise" flight of the U.S. Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration aircraft. During this flight, conducted Sept. 30, 2011 flight, the aircraft's landing gear was raised and lowered for the first time, a key milestone in the envelope expansion phase of flight testing. The X-47B was designed, developed and produced by Northrop Grumman, the leader in unmanned systems. "
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e-volo - Home - 0 views

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  • valerie taylor on 12 Jan 12
     
    "World's first manned flight with an electric multicopter. At the end of October 2011, Thomas Senkel of e-volo had completed a series of unmanned tests and was ready for the first manned flight on an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. The flight lasted one minute and 30 seconds, after which the constructor and test pilot stated: "The flight characteristics are good natured. Without any steering input it would just hover there on the spot". "
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AOPA Aviation Summit: AOPA flight training scholarship winners announced - 0 views

www.aopa.org/...larship-winners-announced.html

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  • valerie taylor on 25 Sep 11
     
    "Recognizing that the cost of learning to fly can pose a significant barrier for some student pilots, AOPA earlier this year established two $5,000 flight training scholarships-the AOPA Flight Training Scholarship and the Erral Lea Plymate Memorial Scholarship. In addition, Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA) and Jeppesen-two of the world's leading providers of flight training materials-approached AOPA to provide scholarship funds as well. To qualify, applicants had to hold a student pilot certificate but not yet a pilot certificate, complete an online application, and receive two recommendations."
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History of Flight - A Look At The History of Flight. - 0 views

www.learning-to-fly.com/history-of-flight.html

k-8 aviation history

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  • valerie taylor on 13 Mar 13
     
    "The history of flight has a long and storied road. For many centuries, humans have tried to fly just like the birds. We have studied the flight of birds in order to mimic their actions."
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Kermie Cam - YouTube - 0 views

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  • valerie taylor on 29 Dec 12
     
    "About Fantasy of Flight - Kermit Weeks "Since the dawn of time, man has been fascinated by flight." "That fascination is a physical reflection of what we all long to return to." "We all fly in our dreams and when we awake, we long for that inner freedom." "I hope the fantasy of flight will help light that spark within, to continue you on your journey." ..Kermit Weeks"
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Amateur-built Aircraft & Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook (PDF) - 0 views

www.faa.gov/...ac90-89a.pdf

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  • valerie taylor on 02 Nov 10
     
    To make amateur-built/ultralight aircraft pilots aware that test flying an aircraft is a critical undertaking, which should be approached with thorough planning, skill, and common sense. To provide recommendations and suggestions that can be combined with other sources on test flying (e.g., the aircraft plan/kit manufacturer's flight testing instructions, other flight testing data). This will assist the amateur/ultralight owner to develop a detailed flight
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Flight Exploration Summer Programs, Prescott , Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - 0 views

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  • valerie taylor on 15 Dec 10
     
    first real flight experience in this extensive introduction to the aviation industry. Participants receive ground training in our campus facilities, fly in our new C-172 Simulator, and pilot a C-172S aircraft. All flight training is conducted by certified university flight instructors. Participants in this program must be U.S. citizens ages 14-18.
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Shuttle flight STS-98 - Marsha Ivins' fifth trip into space - 0 views

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  • valerie taylor on 30 Dec 10
     
    "Shuttle flight STS-98 - Marsha Ivins' fifth trip into space - Shuttle flight STS-98 rose from the Kennedy Space Center into space on February 7, 2001 at 6:13:02 PM in one of the most spectacular launches ever. A crew of five was on board the orbiter Atlantis including Marsha Ivins. She was the most experienced astronaut on this flight, her fifth trip into space. The main objective of this mission was to attach the U.S. research module, Destiny, to the International Space Station (ISS).
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A Librarian's Guide to Space Tourism - 32 Resources - OEDB.org - 1 views

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  • valerie taylor on 17 Jun 13
     
    "Today, a Virgin Galactic ticket for a seat on board SpaceShipTwo will set you back $250,000 for a suborbital flight. So far nearly 600 people have put down deposits. Alternatively, XCor is offering suborbital flights aboard the Lynx for $95,000 per flight, including medical screening and G-Force training. And if you're looking for something more long-lasting, you might apply to become one of the first inhabitants of the Red Planet within a permanent human settlement on Mars planned for 2023."
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The First Flight Society - Celebrate the Wright Brothers First Flight - 0 views

www.firstflight.org/index.php

flight museum resources

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  • valerie taylor on 05 May 12
     
    "Welcome to the First Flight Society, one of aviation's oldest organizations. We invite you to become a part of aviation's past, present and future by joining the Society. Your membership will help us accomplish our goals of memorializing the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright and promoting aviation in all its forms. "
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Wing Design Competition - 0 views

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  • valerie taylor on 28 Jul 12
     
    The Kentucky Wing Design Competition (KWDC) competition is sponsored by NASA Kentucky and is intended to provide an introduction to aircraft design. Student teams will design, fabricate, and demonstrate the flight capabilities of a wing to replace the stock Hobbico® NexSTAR™ wing. The goal of the competition is to design and build a high-performance wing, while demonstrating a balance between practical and affordable manufacturing techniques and good flight characteristics. The design objective is to produce a wing that, when mounted on the NexSTAR™ fuselage, has a high payload-to-wing-weight ratio and is efficient for high-speed flight.
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The First Flight Around the World - 0 views

www.firstflightcentennial.org/-first-flight-around-the-world

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  • valerie taylor on 28 Sep 12
     
    "The First Flight Around the World The first flight around the world started on April 6, 1924, and left Seattle, Washington. The trip ended roughly 25,000 miles later, back in Seattle, on September 28, 1924."
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Aeronautical Information Manual - 0 views

www.faa.gov/...AIM

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  • valerie taylor on 10 Nov 10
     
    Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures for use in the National Airspace System (NAS) of the United States. also items of interest to pilots concerning health and medical facts, factors affecting flight safety, a pilot/controller glossary of terms used in the ATC System, and information on safety, accident, and hazard reporting.
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How to Fly the Harrier Jump Jet - 0 views

www.wired.com/...ow-to-fly-the-harrier-jump-jet

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  • valerie taylor on 22 Dec 10
     
    The Harrier made its final flight with the British RAF last week, marking one end to the jet famous for being able to take off and land vertically. The jet's recently declassified flight manual shows just how extraordinary it is. The original Hawker Harrier Jet was designed by the British in the 1960s and utilized a "vectored thrust turbofan engine" that allowed thrust generated by the engines to be pointed downward. The first planes were launched using ramps that curved upward like a ski jump on the flight deck.
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iPad Apps | MyGoFlight - 0 views

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shared by valerie taylor on 09 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • valerie taylor on 09 Aug 11
     
    Pilots find that the iPad is a great tool for aviation - light weight, easy to use, easy to bring computing device. apps into categories - pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight. Within each category, we defined the capabilities that an app in that category might have.
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Students claim human-powered chopper record - 0 views

www.aopa.org/...an-powered-chopper-record.html

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  • valerie taylor on 30 Aug 11
     
    "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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Fun Flight Facts for Kids - How Planes Fly, Wright Brothers, Aviation Information - 0 views

www.sciencekids.co.nz/...flight.html

k-8 aviation flight resources

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  • valerie taylor on 17 Mar 13
     
    "Check out our fun flight facts for kids and learn how planes fly as well as interesting information about aviation history, the Wright Brothers, animals that fly and much more."
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