REFERENCE
Learn about Steve Fossett, a famous aviator and business personality.
WORKSHEETS
Students explore the concept of elapsed time by answering questions about a pilot's flight schedule.
Instructions for building several types of paper airplanes, which will exhibit different characteristics in the air.
Find out why gliders stay aloft despite having no artificial means of propulsion.
Construct a variety of flying saucers to observe how different designs result in different flight characteristics.
Build a basic kite, and then experiment with different modifications to improve its performance.