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Sports aviation is all about flying for pleasure—rather than for military, commercial, or business purposes. Sport pilots fly gliders, sailplanes, hang gliders, ultralights, homebuilts, and other types of aircraft.

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Aviation
Spaceflight
Astronomy
Behind the scenes
People
Records and Firsts
Science
Society and Culture
Technology and Engineering
War and Conflict

Sports aviation is all about flying for pleasure—rather than for military, commercial, or business purposes. Sport pilots fly gliders, sailplanes, hang gliders, ultralights, homebuilts, and other types of aircraft.

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Last Race at Reno The Sun Sets on Reno
Aerobatic Pilot Patty Wagstaff Turned Her World Upside Down The Roar of the Crowd Roscoe Turner and Gilmore the Flying Lion
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Learn more Thomas W. Haas We All Fly National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC Learn more Nation of Speed National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "At the Air Show" In this story, Lou goes to an air show at the local airport, and the Three Friends are inspired by the fast flying jets and their cool maneuvers to create high flying kites https://youtu.be/RkqR7cWYQfI Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Aircraft, Aviation, General aviation, Science, Sports aviation

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Alan Eustace Looks Back at His Record–Breaking Freefall In 2014, engineer and stratospheric explorer Alan Eustace ascended via balloon to the stratosphere and then took a freefall plunge of more than 135,000 feet. https://youtu.be/u34XybTD7WU Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 4 Physical science, Sports aviation, Technology and Engineering

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 Flights of Fancy Story Time: At the Air Show In this story; Lou goes to an air show at the local airport; and the Three Friends are inspired by the fast flying jets and their cool maneuvers to create high flying kites https://youtu.be/RkqR7cWYQfI Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Aircraft, Aviation, General aviation, Science, Sports aviation

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