Links & Books
Aviation in Latin America
www.smithsonianeducation.org/scitech/impacto/graphic/aviation/
Alberto Santos-Dumont was only the most famous Latin
American aviation pioneer. Learn about the contributions of
other Latin pilots as well on this Web site from the
Smithsonian Institution.
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
www.oldrhinebeck.org
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, New York
houses one of the largest collections of early aircraft in the
world, many of which are still flying. On its Web site, view
photographs of its fleet, read historical information, and
learn what kind of work goes into vintage aircraft
restoration.
Century of Flight
www.century-of-flight.net
The Century of Flight Web site offers a number of
resources on the history of aviation, from the first hot-air
balloons to modern-day spacecraft.
First Flight
firstflight.open.ac.uk/about/index.html
On this Web site, view simulation videos of early
aircraft designs, explore the fundamentals of flight, and find
links to other resources on the aerodynamic concepts of drag
and lift.
Rosebud's WWI and Early Aviation Archive
www.earlyaviator.com/archive1.htm#list
The Rosebud archive provides thousands of downloadable
images from aviation's early years, including portraits of
famous pilots, vintage postcards, aerial photography, and
more.
The Pioneer Aviation Group
www.earlybirds.org
This is a series of linked Web sites with extensive and
authoritative details of pre-World War I pilots and machines,
including biographies of over 150 pilots, by noted aviation
historian Carroll Gray.
Chasing the Sun
www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/index.html
This companion Web site to the PBS program "Chasing the
Sun" is an impressive resource on the history of commercial
flight. Features include a detailed time line of aviation
milestones, in-depth profiles of major aircraft, biographies
of inventors and innovators, Web links, and more.
My Airships: The Story of My Life
by Alberto Santos-Dumont. University Press of the Pacific,
2002.
Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention
of Flight
by Paul Hoffman. Theia Books, 2003.
Pioneer Aircraft: Early Aviation to 1914
by Philip Jarrett. Putnam Aeronautical, 2003.
