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Born of Dreams - Inspired by
Freedom
The U. S. Centennial of Flight Commission presents this site with images,
essays, and aeronautical history.
Celebrating 100
years of Flight
From the ASME. Find out why planes fly, an archive of paper airplanes to build,
and more.
Celebrating the
Evolution of Flight
From the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
First Flight
Centennial
The official website of the centennial celebration.
The Frank Coffyn Collection
The Frank Coffyn Collection of the Empire State Aerosciences Museum tells the
real life story of the people who helped introduce the airplane to America.
FAA
celebrates Centennial of Flight - The "Wright" Stuff
Links to sites to learn about the Wright brothers.
U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Figures
Interesting facts and figures about aviation. Includes statistics such as the
number of licensed pilots in the United States, number of paying aircraft
passengers, busiest airport, etc.
Wright Brothers Aeroplane
Company
A virtual museum of pioneer aviation. Includes The Wright Story, A history of
aviation, and other information.
The Wright Brothers
An educational space resource from NASA. Lots of resource for educators.
The Wright Brothers. The
Invention of the Aerial Age
Online exhibits of the Wright Brothers and the history of flight as well as
Interactive experiments and classroom activities from the Smithsonian National
Air & Space Museum.
The Wilbur and
Orville Wright Papers
The online presentation of The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers at the Library
of Congress. Included are correspondence, diaries, drawings and other materials.
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