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Airplanes: Cutting Edge Technology

2001
Before the Wright Brothers created the first airplane able to carry a human, there were others who inspired the idea. If not for their ideas and experiments perhaps airplanes as we know them today might not exist. Learn how the forces of lift, thrust, gravity and drag were used to create the biggest innovation of the 20th century.

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2001 Category Winner: Interdisciplinary


Age Range

19 & under


Category

Science & Technology > Physical Science > Flight

Audience

All ages

Language

English