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Battle of the X-Planes
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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
Behind the Scenes
Read producer Mike Jorgensen's account of what it was like to be the first ever to take cameras inside of some of American's most classified facilities.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Where Combat Planes Retire
Discover what happens to thousands of retired
military aircraft sent to the Aerospace Maintenance
and Regeneration Center, a storage-and-scrapping
facility outside of Tucson, Arizona.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Meet a Test Pilot
Learn what it's like to hurtle towards the ground
at 575 miles per hour, how it feels to fly
something that nobody's ever flown before,
and what makes a successful test pilot in this
interview with Navy test pilot Philip "Rowdy"
Yates. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Designing for Stealth
Achieving stealth means minimizing all the ways
an enemy can detect a plane, whether by sight,
noise, heat, or radar waves. In this interactive,
find out how engineers design planes to avoid
detection. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash
version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Outfitting a Fighter Pilot
Click on different parts of an outfitted F-15
fighter pilot to learn what's in his flight
gear, a 40-pound collection of vital clothing
and equipment designed to counteract the effects
of altitude and high speed. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash version available.)
(Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Getting Airborne
Learn what allows wings to pull an aircraft aloft
in this online activity. (Flash plug-in required;
non-Flash version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Wing Designs
Experiment with various wing designs in this
online activity to see how airfoil shape and
angle of attack affect the relationship between
lift and drag. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash
version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Plus:
Resources
Program Transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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