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Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny."  went into production in 1915.  It became the most important Army training aircraft of World War I.  More importantly, the Jenny was the airplane that gave aviation a beginning in America.

"Aviation Dictionary. Here we provide a comprehensive, list type, aviation dictionary with many images. We tried to include the most common terms found in most flight training curriculums, as well as not so common terms. Student pilots, flight instructors, and even aerospace engineers should find this aviation dictionary useful."

Includes links to educational resources such as Galileo Teacher Training Program, Astronomy Behind the Headlines

Educational researchers have found that K-12 students and teachers generally have a poor conception of what engineers do. In one study, a majority of K-12 students expressed the view that engineers build buildings and fix things, particularly cars, rather than improve existing technologies or design new ones. A small but significant minority of students, about 10 percent, confound engineers with those who drive trains.

A complete physics course for aviation-related trades. Not a review, it's the only physics book geared for aviation training that uses "every day" examples to explain every facet of the subject.

"What kind of science can you find in your city? Explore the science find in your city in a two-minute (or less) video. Look for technology and science principles all around - bicycles, boats, cars, fossils, fountains, mirrors, traffic lights, trees, trains - these are just some examples. There's science behind everything. Become a science communicator and show us what you found. "

Rod Machado provides important information on "How To Become a Pilot & Sport Pilot." His article on "Finding a Good Flight Instructor" is a must read. Rod also has links to important aviation sites, provides excellent advice and aviation training information on his Aviation Learning Center with a light-hearted dose of humor and fun.

Sporty's Pilot Shop offers training and motivational aviation books, DVDs and software and lots of opportunity to shop online for supplies.

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association with connections to the AOPA Foundation, AOPA member services, general aviation news and updates. The Training & Safety button connects to Learn To Fly, Youth Education, Flight Schools and more.

Aviation news and products, databases, the Student Pilot Resources links to AOPA Flight Training Magazine FREE offers. Several "Air Forums" for online networking.

S.T.E.M. Education Through Aviation Students of all ages learn science, technology, engineering and math (S.T.E.M) through designing, building, and flying their own virtual airplanes. The software, including curricula and training,

"This month´s video tip: Tips for Good Landings Martha gives you helpful hints on using a sight picture, power setting, and aiming point for a good landing every time."

Articles related to learning to fly and teaching flying

Tim wasn't supposed to be a comedian. A biologist by training, he graduated magna cum laude from UC San Diego with honors in biology. He went on to complete his PhD at UC Davis. He spent years developing simulation and analytical models of population dynamics

"Cybersmart provides activities, resources and practical advice to help young kids, kids, teens and parents safely enjoy the online world. Cybersmart also offers training and resources for schools and materials for library staff."

" The BioDigital Human is an HTML5 bases platform for medicine and healthcare. Using 3-D, Web-GL visualization the BioDigital Human serves as an interactive tool for medical students to access complex human anatomy in a simple web browser. The surgical and disease-state animations embedded into the interface provide an interactive visual-aid for medical device and pharmaceutical sales reps to explain medical concepts to healthcare practitioners. As anatomical landmarks are paired with embedded education, instructive and training information, the BioDigital Human is the most intuitive way for data groups to organize and navigate medical information. "

This is the first time I have heard the radio chatter while the team performs their maneuvers. it is used to alert the team of changes made by the leader in power settings, control stick pressure, and to remind of the next maneuver to be performed as well as the timing of entry and exit. These guys are smooth! Really really good stuff here. Blue Angel Video Winter Training 2011 El Centro, CA

"Top 10 Air Forces Of The World are based on the countries plane quality and pilot Knowledge. China and India are not included because of their old, out of service, depended to other nation's and lack of pilot training. No matter how good the plane is the pilot has an important rule in combat. "

"Advanced Space Academy is our most challenging experience of mental, emotional and physical astronaut training for grades 10-12."

"gain more 21st century skills, our free computer tutorials can help. From Computer Basics to Microsoft Office to Apple, we have a wide range of free technology tutorials to choose from. "