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Title:
| Transportation: Flying Cars |
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Description:
| Explore these sites to learn about flying cars. Find out whether we will see these in the near future or present, or if they are a thing of the past. Learn new terms such as personal vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (VTOL), volantor, converticar, modular vehicles, and more. Includes photographs, 3D images, drawings, and video clips. |
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Grade Level:
| 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| NASAexplores: Where is My Flying Car?
Read an article about the steps that NASA is making in brining flying car - the "converticar" - into people's backyards. Includes grade-level lesson plans.
Factmonster: Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft
Lean about aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing. Scroll down the page and select links at the bottom to learn more about VTOL aircrafts, convertiplane, STOL, and other types of flying vehicles. NOTE: The site includes pop-up and banner ads.
Futuristics: Ground Effect Machines Transportation Gallery
This gallery includes images of ground effect machines from the 1950's and contemporary flying cars models.
Phil Rader: Curtiss Autoplane
View a photograph of the very first flying car built in 1916.
ConVair 118 ConVairCar
View a photograph and learn the history of two ConVairCars from 1947. Click on the "Larger Image" link to enlarge the photograph.
National Geographic Magazine: Wings of Change: Soar Subject
View a photograph and read about the unsuccessful trial flights of a ConvAirCar in 1947. Click the "Postcard" link to send friends an email with the photograph.
AFA: Sokol A400
Learn about another advanced flying automobile (AFA), the Sokol A400. View its images and explore links on the left to find out about its technical description and specifications, wings structure, and more.
Skyblazer Flying Car
Learn about the Skyblazer, another model of flying car. View 3D images of the vehicle, read about its performance and technical specifications. Click on the "Pictures and Video" link to download and watch a seven-minute movie about the car. NOTE: The site leads to websites with ads.
ZeroG Autoban: A 3D Traffic and Navigation System for Flying Cars
This is online student project that attempts to solve traffic and navigation problems of future skyways. Explore links on the page to learn what navigation challenges and traffic issues might be. Select the "Imagery" button for over 40 images that takes users through the skyway levels or view a 3D movie.
Are You Ready for the SkyCar?
Read the article and various opinions about whether it is a good idea to have cars in the sky. NOTE: The site leads to websites with discussion boards.
Flying Cars
This site is dedicated to fantasies of the past and future. Use the arrow-buttons to move forward and learn about the flying vehicles, their designs, and designers. Includes drawings, photographs, and illustrations from old magazines. NOTE: The site includes ads.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.5, 3.1, 3, 2, 7, 8
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