Science

Aviation & Flight

The science of flight — from the Wright Brothers to eVTOLs. The four forces (lift, weight, thrust, drag), airfoils, control surfaces, piston / turboprop / turbofan / jet engines, propellers, the atmosphere & density altitude, aviation weather, METARs & TAFs, the cockpit "six pack", glass avionics, pitot-static, navigation (pilotage, VOR, ILS, GPS), charts & airspace classes, air traffic control, radio phraseology, airports & patterns, takeoff/landing performance, stalls & spins, emergencies, human factors, FAA/ICAO regulations, pilot certificates, IFR, golden-age aviation (Lindbergh, Earhart), WWII, the Jet Age & Concorde, Boeing vs Airbus, famous aircraft (DC-3, 747, SR-71), helicopters, gliders, drones, bush flying, aviation safety & famous accidents, the future (eVTOL, SAF, hypersonic), plus aircraft structures & materials, hydraulic / pneumatic / electrical systems, CRM & aeronautical decision-making, general aviation life, mission aviation (SAR, MedEvac, firefighting, crop dusting), flight simulation, and great aviators — Chuck Yeager, the Tuskegee Airmen, Bessie Coleman, Sully Sullenberger, and more. 53 units, 790 lessons.