Learn how propellers generate thrust.

Learn how piston engines, jet engines, and rocket engines all depend on the same basic principles to produce thrust.

Find out how a whip and a Slinky can help us understand the speed of sound.

Why are airplane wings shaped the way they are? What can pretzels tell you about flying? Instead of catching a nap or flipping through the in-flight magazine, do some experiments next time you fly.

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Build your own rocket and complete a mission.

Learn about pressure drag and how it affects flight

How do you change your altitude in orbit? Or turn, slow down, or speed up? How can you slip free of Earth’s gravity?

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Helium and hot–air balloons float in air, but how? Is floating a type of flying?