Welcome, STARship Cadets to Flight Lab.
In todays lesson we will be examining the history of aviation on planet Earth. You will be exploring the mechanics of flight and the forces involved. You will even get to build and test your own aircraft in our virtual flight simulators.
Choose from the modules below
and fasten your safety belts!
PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT
This animation explains how thrust, drag, lift, and weight work together to make flight. Use this knowledge in Flight School, Challenge and Arcade, to build planes that can fly.
Flight School
Flight school, is an interactive activity that gives you an introduction to the history of flight and how technology has developed to make flying what it is today.
FLIGHT Challenge
Flight challenge is an interactive activity that takes you on an adventure of different scenarios, each requiring a different type of plane. Your mission is to build the plane most suitable for each challenge.
Future FLIGHTS
The aviation industry is at a turning point; the next twenty years will see it having to respond to a series of challenges, Your mission is to explore how we can overcome some of these challenges. Download this classroom resource to discuss your ideas.
FLIGHT Arcade
Now that you have mastered the principles of flight, you are ready to put your skills to the test in Flight Arcade. This game lets you adjust the thrust, angle, and duration, to carry your plane over to the landing strip.
