The Science Behind Flight: Soaring the Sky: Part 1

Since the beginning of his existence man has been fascinated with flight. The desire to take to the sky and soar like an eagle has inspired hundreds of thousands of inventors, aviators, and adventurers. For this program, we invite you and your students to join us to learn what it takes to pilot a motorless flying machine, to glide, to soar. Take to the skies to learn about the science behind flight with soaring pilot Mel Burkhart. Explore the concepts of drag, thrust, gravity and lift and how they allow cross-country soaring and ridge soaring to help you fly like an eagle. Tour his glider and see how a sailplane operates. The program includes video of the glider in flight from both the pilot’s perspective and the ground.