- Flying Vintage Planes
- Some people enjoy flying planes rather than jumping out of them. Find out about an antique plane called a Tiger Moth.
- Air Resistance
- Two objects of the same mass and different shapes fall at different rates. There is also a page of information for those who want to dig deeper into this topic.
- Make a Parachute
- Here are plans and instructions for building a small parachute. Then you can improve on our design. There is also a page of information for those who want to dig deeper into this topic.
- SEED Parachute Contest
- During this Spring 2001, we challenge you to make a parachute that will bring down a specified weight as slowly as possible.
These links go outside the SEED web site. When you click on one it will open in a new browser window. Close that window when you are done (don't use the Back button ) and you will be looking at this page again.
- HyperPhysics
- Includes detailed explanations of the many of the physics concepts involved in skydiving. Look especially at the section on friction.
- U.S. Parachute Association
- Do you want to try sky diving? This web site offers information and links to resources.
- United States Hang Gliding Association
- Hang gliding is another air sport in which people can fly like birds.
- Soaring Society of America
- Learn about flying airplanes without engines.
- Sky Dive the Ranch
- This is where SEED People Alex Baubert and Risa Centenni went sky diving.
- The Universal Law of Gravitation
- ...as postulated by Sir Isaac Newton is described here. This page is part of an Astronomy course, which also includes some discussion of motion as Aristotle, Galileo and others believed things behaved.
- A Beginners Guide to Aeronautics
- Provides a wealth of information about many aspects of flying and falling.
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