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         | This project was inspired by the fascinating and mysterious nature of airplanes. I have always wondered how airplanes came to be, how they work and just how many different types are there. I started this journey for the sake of my own curiosity and then decided that I wanted to share it with the world, or at least with whomever might be interested in airplanes. Grade Level: 10-12 Team Size: 1 Subject Area: Engineering Project Type: Descriptive Project Level: Standard Project Format: Traditional Summary: The structure of this website can be viewed in the form of a diagram on the main page. This can be accessed by either clickin the "Main" button in the top manu bar or the big blue "Main" logo in the top left hand corner. This website starts with a general introduction of flight, followd by theory and technology pages. A section is dedicated to brand new planes and planes under development, while another is dedicated to more bizarre models. In all there are three plane sections and one large technology overview set of pages. Note that some images have references right under them while others have this information in the alt tags. Also note that all images can be enlarger by clicking on them. After finished with viewing the larger picture simply click the back button in the internet browser to return to the previous page. Biggest Challenge: The most critical moment in the making of this project was right after I thought everything was done. Upon loading all of the pages to the server and testing the website, I realized that all of the images (including the navigation interface) failed to display. For some reason after the transfer, all of the links failed to work. The solution was to go through every single page and recheck the links, as all the links existed but for some reason would not work until the source object was reopened and the location confirmed. After several hours of tinkering with the links the project finally appeared on the server just at it did, several hours before, on my home computer. Technology Used: Hardware: Standard home computer References
“NASA” ( http://www.nasa.gov/home/ ) “Scaled Composites” ( http://www.scaled.com/ ) “The Boeing Company” ( http://www.boeing.com/flash.html ) “Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company” ( http://www.lmaeronautics.com/ ) “U.S. Air Force” ( http://www.airforce.com/index_fr.htm ) “Federal Aviation Administration” ( http://www.faa.gov/ ) “The Aviation Home Page” ( http://www.avhome.com/ ) “AviationNow” ( http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/ ) “Aviation Online” ( http://www.landings.com/ ) “ Aviation History Online Museum ” ( http://www.aviation-history.com/index-engine.htm ) “Avweb” ( http://www.avweb.com/ ) “Civil Aviation Authority” ( http://www.caa.co.uk/index.asp ) “Aviation Safety Network” ( http://aviation-safety.net/index.shtml ) “Airliners” ( http://www.airliners.net/ ) “Dassault Aviation” ( http://www.dassault-aviation.com ) “Russian Aviation Page” ( http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~agretch/RAP.html ) “NTSB” ( http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/aviation.htm ) “Encarta Online Encyclopedia ( http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/reference.aspx ) “Fighter Planes” ( http://home.iae.nl/users/wbergmns/jets.htm ) “News.com” ( http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9419187%255E421,00.html ) “CNN.com” ( http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/21/germany.crash/ ) “SMH” ( http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/01/1059480557364.html ) “ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum ” ( http://www.warplane.com/pages/aircraft_hawker.html ) “Fly Mig” ( www.flymig.com/)
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