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Ace Pilots. Read about aces
like Pappy Boyington, Butch O'Hare, Chuck Yeager, Manfred
von Richthofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Erich Hartmann,
as well as about pioneering aviators like Charles
Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and Howard Hughes. This site
also includes pages about some of the great airplanes of
World War II, like the P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning, B-17
Flying Fortress, and the Sopwith Camel. www.acepilots.com
Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Texas.
www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com
The Early Birds of Aviation. An
organization of pioneers who flew solo before December
17, 1916. www.earlyaviators.com
First Flight Society. Preserves and
promotes the accomplishments of the Wright brothers, and
of aviation in all its forms. www.firstflight.org
National Museum of the United States Air
Force. www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
The Ninety-Nines. An
international organization of women pilots founded in
1929. http://www.ninety-nines.org
The United States Centennial of Flight
Commission. Born of dreams, inspired by freedom.
This is the homepage for the celebration of the
centennial of flight. Features include daily essays by
and about aviators. www.centennialofflight.gov
Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company. A
virtual museum of pioneer aviation. www.first-to-fly.com
NOVA: Wings of Madness. Based on the
acclaimed biography by Paul Hoffman, Wings of Madness
tells the colorful and tragic life of the Brazilian-born
aviator named Alberto Santos-Dumont. The first to fly an
airplane in Europe, he also pioneered the first practical
powered balloons, and his daring exploits captivated the
public. www.shoppbs.org
Scientific American Frontiers: Flying Free. Alan
Alda speaks with Paul MacCready, who stunned the world of
aeronautical engineering by designing the first
successful human-powered airplane. At 75, MacCready
continues to build flying machines inspired by nature.
Alda and MacCready fly a variety of planes, from a flying
wing as long as a football field to a tiny spy plane. The
program examines how nature first solved the problem of
flight, when insects evolved wings 300 million years ago.
www.shoppbs.org
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