Fledgling
Flights

Students are lead through 3 activities which highlight aircraft design and function. The large components of an aircraft are discussed in a brief 2-D assembly activity, then reviewed using our iconic warbirds. The true tale of Martin Vitousek and his daring escape from the Pearl Harbor attack illustrate aircraft controls and their purposes. Finally, students visit a real aircraft to see how each control and its control surface works together. Students and chaperones are given the choice to return to the museum exhibits on their own until their bus arrives for departure.