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Technology. Motor Vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics. Aeronautics. Aeronautical Engineering.      

Aeronautics Sources and Links

Ace Pilots
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
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
The Ninety-Nines. An international organization of women pilots founded in 1929. http://www.ninety-nines.org

The United States Centennial of Flight Commission
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
Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company. A virtual museum of pioneer aviation. www.first-to-fly.com

NOVA: Wings of Madness
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

Flying Free
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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