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Aerodynamics

Aircraft wing, pictured from the aircraft in flight

Testing Aircraft Wings

Students will explore how wing design affects lift using a testing device similar to a wind tunnel.

Boeing 777 Ecodemonstrator aircraft

Sustainable Aerospace Firsts

Learn how Boeing is making aviation more sustainable.

B-58 Hustler in flight

Testing for Aviation Safety

Learn about some of the ways that aircraft and spacecraft are tested.

Scale aircraft in a wind tunnel

Pre-flight Testing

Learn about some of the ways Aerospace engineers test new designs.

XB-35

Strange Shapes in the Sky: Stealth and Flying Wings

Learn about how and why engineers designed and built some very unique aircraft.

Otto Lilienthal's flying machine

A History of How Humans Learned to Fly

Learn how aviation pioneers from the world learned how to make humans fly!

Four Harvard training aircraft

How Planes Fly

Learn about what gets planes up in the air, what keeps them up there, and what brings them down again.

Four forces acting on an aircraft

Four Forces of Flight

Learn about the four forces of flight.

Hot air balloons at dawn

Lighter Than Air Vehicles

Learn about history and workings of lighter than air vehicles.

Space lander

How can we land a model space probe?

Design and build a model space probe.

Alex Himmelman devant l'immeuble où il travaille

Alex Himmelman

Atlantic Director

Alex Himmelman is the Atlantic Director for the Atlantic Canada Aerospace & Defense Association.
Peter Rautapuro | Ingénieur de systèmesIngénieur de systèmes

Peter Rautapuro

Systems Engineer

Peter Rautapuro is a Systems Engineer for MDS Aero Support Corporation.
Sarah Dallaire | Pilote

Sarah Dallaire

Pilot, Snowbird 2 with the Air Demonstration Squadron 431

Sarah Daillaire is a Pilot, Snowbird 2 with the Air Demonstration Squadron 431 for the Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Air Force.
Jasraj Chahal | Ingénieure en contrôle des systèmes

Jasraj Chahal

Control System Engineer

Jasraj Chahal is a Control System Engineer for Pratt & Whitney Canada.