FreeFlight
Learn
A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Foundations
The building blocks of free flight — how a wing generates lift, what wing loading and center of mass mean, and the aircraft that carry pilots aloft without an engine.
11 entriesWeather & Technique
The air pilots read — ridge lift and thermals, katabatic and foehn winds, turbulence and cloud signs, and the meteorology behind a good flying day.
11 entriesGear & Safety
The equipment and habits that keep a flight routine — reserves and altimeters, radios and locator beacons, and the risk-management thinking behind them.
9 entriesHistory & Culture
The dreamers and experimenters behind free flight — from Icarus and Leonardo da Vinci's sketches to the 19th-century glider pioneers who proved it could be done.
8 entries