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The Digital Art: Skytyping (Julia Layton, How Stuff Works)
Skywriting (Wikipedia)

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Go for a float! (3/12/2020) - Feeling stressed out about COVID-19, the economy, politics and other such stuff? How about getting away from it all by going for a nice, virtual float? Imagine hearing … Good afternoon passengers. This is your captain speaking. I would like to welcome everyone to your weightless flight. We are cruising at an altitude of 25,000 … Continue reading Go for a float!
Go for a fly! (1/17/2019) - Want a quick break? Why go for a walk or coffee when you go for a fly instead? Here are some short 360° videos that will have you soaring like a bird in a jiffy! This first video from The New York Times Daily 360 will take you paragliding over Peru. Next, this video from … Continue reading Go for a fly!
Santa’s Escapades (12/24/2019) - It’s that time! What time, you ask? Time to track Santa of course! You have probably heard that there are a couple of ways to do it, but just in case you haven’t, or you need a refresher, here’s a great article that explains all about how North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Google … Continue reading Santa’s Escapades
Strange Stays (8/30/2019) - I concluded my last post about Sand Art with highlighting how Booking.com offered the chance to stay in a sandcastle as a promotion for Coney Island’s Sand Sculpting Competition. Here’s a link with more on that unusual “opportunity.” Giant Coney Island sandcastle offers sleepovers (Summer Delaney, WPIX) That may have sounded like a one-off type … Continue reading Strange Stays
Trippy Tech (1/10/2019) - You might notice an uptick in news about “future tech” crossing your radar over the next week or so. That’s because the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is going on in Las Vegas this week, and pretty much every news outlet sends someone to cover it. That’s partly because they need something fun to talk about … Continue reading Trippy Tech
Up, Up and Away (8/31/2017) - How about a ten minute break from all of the news about the epic flooding (NPR), massive asteroid (NASA) and scary politics (The Economist)? Here are some nifty 360° Videos that will take you on some fairly realistic virtual rides in hot air balloons! This first clip is from the The Golden Ring of Russia … Continue reading Up, Up and Away
When cars fly… (3/8/2018) - The Geneva International Motor Show is going on now, so watch for the latest and greatest cars to be in the news for the next few weeks. Of all the cool new cars this year, the PAL-V Liberty is getting more buzz than most of the others, and that’s because it can fly! Yes, that’s … Continue reading When cars fly…
Wingsuit Rush! (9/21/2018) - Hey, adrenaline junkies, how about a quick fix? Remember all of those action movies where people jump out of airplanes or off of buildings wearing wingsuits? Did you ever think it would be cool to do that for real? Well, now you can get a sense of what it would be like. Here are some … Continue reading Wingsuit Rush!
Zip the World! (11/15/2019) - Virtual zipline rides are addictive, and they’re also a neat way to see the world! I found this out by accident. While I was writing my last post about Niagara Falls, I stumbled over this fun little 360° video of a zipline ride there. It was a nice enough video, but it didn’t quite make … Continue reading Zip the World!

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General

Portal

Aviation Home (AVHome)
Flight School & Aeronautics Center (Martindale’s Reference Desk)
Aircraft, Jet, Prop & Helicopter (Martindale’s Reference Desk)
Transportation: Air Transport (Wolfram Alpha)
Aviation Resources (InfoPlease)
Aviation Resources (RefDesk)
Aviation Portal (Wikipedia)

Dictionary

aviation : the operation of heavier-than-air aircraft — Webster

OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. — Wikipedia

Britannica

Preservation

History

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Famous Firsts in Aviation (InfoPlease)
History of Aviation (Wikipedia)

Quotation

Great Aviation Quotes (Dave English)

Museum

Aviation Museums (AVHome)
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
Aviation Online Museum

Library

WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library

Bibliography

Aeronautics (LOC Ref. Services)

Participation

Education

Educator Resources (Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum)

Course

Aeronautics and Astronautics (MIT Open Courseware)
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

Organization

National Aeronautic Association

News

Science Daily
Aviation (Breaking 1st Headlines)

Book

ISBNdb

Government

Federal Aviation Administration
US Federal Aviation Regulations (FAA)
Aviation Law (Wikipedia)

Document

USA.gov

Expression

Fun

Airtoons: Parody Arine Safety Procedures

Adventure

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet (Stockholm Sweden)

Plane Airbnb (St Michel Chef Chef, France)
727 Airplane Jungle Fuselage (Costa Verde, Costa Rica)

Poem

OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form

Music

Song Lyrics

Future

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Masks, ventilation stop COVID spread better than...
on April 5, 2021 at 4:33 pm
A new study suggests that masks and a good ventilation system are more important than social distancing for reducing the airborne spread of COVID-19 in classrooms. The research comes at a critical time when schools and universities are considering returning to more in-person classes in the fall.
Psychological interventions can reduce engine...
on March 31, 2021 at 2:36 pm
New research has found that using low-cost psychological interventions can reduce vehicle engine idling and in turn improve air quality, especially when there is increased traffic volume at railway level crossings.
How hummingbirds hum
on March 16, 2021 at 12:37 pm
Researchers observed hummingbirds using 12 high-speed cameras, 6 pressure plates and 2176 microphones. The soft and complex feathered wings generate sound in a fashion similar to how the simpler wings of insect do. These new insights could help make fans and drones quieter.
A better way to measure acceleration
on March 8, 2021 at 8:25 pm
Addressing the increasing demand to accurately measure acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices, researchers have developed an accelerometer a mere millimeter thick that uses laser light instead of mechanical strain to produce a signal.
New generation of tiny, agile drones introduced
on March 3, 2021 at 2:35 pm
Researchers developed an insect-size drone with soft actuators -- akin to muscles -- that are agile and resilient to collisions. The advance could boost aerial robots' repertoire, allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.

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