Flying

46 minute video: This show is for anyone who’s ever wanted to fly. Losing the Beaver ultralight to the Columbia River in the last location brought the crew to the wild open spaces of Kananaskis in Southern Alberta – and straight into the heart of big sky country. They meet a...
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HOUMA — As they stepped off the bus, the two dozen sixth-graders were fixated on the Houma-Terrebonne Airport’s north-south runway. A plane’s jet-engines howled as it sped north along the runway, lifting into the air and gracefully floating away. Little more than two hours later, those same children had learned about what causes planes to...
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I was standing in line at a hot dog booth at the Arlington, WA fly-in, a wonderful 5-day event full of airplanes, airplane lovers, vendors, educational sessions, and mostly junk food. I couldn’t help overhearing the two people in front of me. Person #1: “I’ve GOT to start flying! It looks like so much fun,...
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In aviation, a ground loop is a rapid rotation of a fixed-wing aircraft in the horizontal plane while on the ground. Aerodynamic and centrifugal forces may cause one wing to rise, which may then cause the other wingtip to touch the ground. In severe cases (particularly if the ground surface is soft), the...
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The High School Physics Project: The four vector forces of flight are illustrated. How does an airplane actually FLY? He uses ultralights and homebuilts to show how it all works.
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