Otto Lilienthal - Germany

This website provides a brief history of Otto Lilienthal.

Stolln:Kites and Otto Lillienthal

This web site discusses the beginning of flight and offers a biographical account of Otto Lilienthal. The flying of kites is also addressed.

Engines of Our Ingenuity:Episode no.162:

This web site discusses the historical connection betwee the feats of Lilienthal and the Wright Brothers.

Airfoil Design Project

This website explains the dependence of wing performance on airfoil design. It discussses wing configuration and explores the concept of lift and drag. Experimental procedures and results are also shown.

Aviation Resource-Airfoil

This website presents and easy explanation of airfoil and its individual components.

Practical Experiments for the Development of Human Flight

The text provides insight on flying through illustrations and photographs

Our Teachers in Sailing Flight

Provides journalistic accounts of experiences and the relating of the art of flying to birds.

The Carrying Capacity of Arched Surfaces in Sailing Flight

This is a journalistic account that shows some mathematical connections that may be of interest to high school students.

Avian Flight

Recounts the history(origin)of the flight of birds.

The Physics of Flight as a Result of Evolutionary Mechanisms in Birds

Explains how the shape of wings and feathers contribute to a bird's ability to fly. It offers other links to topics such as forces that affect flight and avian evolution.

All About Seagulls

Offers a list of internet sites that provide information about seagulls

Kite Flying Safety

A fun workbook approach to teaching kite flying safety. It is a suitable site for young children.

Hang-Gliding

A comprehensive site for folks interested in hang gliding and paragliding.