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Multimedia aviation timeline, flight simulator, and the science of flight

Inside Pima Air & Space Museum, flying with Wright Flight, meeting D-M pilots, and more

Looking at the cosmos with Hubble, and looking back in time at Tucson aviation history

A Wright Flyer for your desktop, and pages from Tucson history

Post your thoughts about the history and the future of aviation, or send in photos of your Wright Glider

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Wrights' legacy soars on

To the young children of Arizona:

Do you want to fly? As youngsters, perhaps only a few days after we learn to walk we'll be outside and see a butterfly or a bird wing past our view. We'll smile with wonder, instinctively reach for it . . . and fail to capture it. But it has captured our hearts. We have been forever changed and must continue to reach for the chance to fly.

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T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s

Local flight meccas
The Pima Air & Space Museum and places to visit in Southern Arizona to celebrate the Century of Flight. Peruse the interactive history of flight timeline

Wright Flight program
Fly a plane! Learn about the history and science of flight in your classroom, set a goal and pass a test, then maybe you can be a pilot.

Science of flight
Stick your hand out a car window and blow air through two pieces of paper to illustrate some of the physics of flight. Take the controls of a fun flight simulator. Take a look at the UA's summer flight camp.

Military flight
Read about one of the largest combat wings in the Air Force - the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan. Pilot Charles Lindbergh landed there. Visit the Air Force 'boneyard' to see where old planes go to retire.

Tucson's airports
Tucson's first airport opened in 1919, and the airport continues to evolve with a new look this fall. Tucson is also surrounded by smaller airports. Do you know where they are?

Make a glider, meet planes
Make a Wright Gilder. Identify the some of the most commonly flown planes over Southern Arizona skies.

Wright brothers
Before they flew, Orville and Wilbur Wright owned a bicycle shop. On Dec. 17, 1903, the brothers flew for the first time in Kill Devil Hills, N.C.

Become a pilot
Learn about Tucson's first pilots and why Amelia Earhart once landed in Tucson. Plus, find out how you can become a pilot.

Get into space
Tucson claims four astronauts and you can begin your training now at the Challenger Space Center. Plus, NASA's Hubble telescope carries cameras developed by UA scientists.

Flight innovations
Tucson's dry, hot climate makes it an ideal place for aviation-related companies and tinkerers. One Arizona man created the world's smallest piloted airplane.

Fun stuff
Students sound off about the next century of flight. You can have your say, too.

Centennial of Flight credits