Hiller Aviation&Museum
 
visitor_info about events exhibits edu store
 
 
 
EDUCATION

Aviation Camp Topic

Physics Flyers
Race Through Air and Land-New for 2012!

Entering Grades K-5
Full Day and Half Day Available

Soar into the science of flight and motion! Investigate the forces that make air travel possible while building, flying and racing model aircraft of all shapes and sizes. Take to the flight simulators to try a range of exciting flights, from night missions under the stars to landing in the extreme polar regions. Full Day campers investigate simple machines and the power of the electron while assembling the Physics Racer, a high-speed land vehicle powered by an electric motor. All this and more in a high-flying science extravaganza!

Physics Flyers Camp Includes:

  • New Model Airplane and Glider Construction
  • Propeller-Powered Race Cars
  • Synthetic Snow and Aircraft Landings
  • Cloud Types and Tornado Tubes
  • Introductory and Advanced Flight Simulations
  • Wild Flight and Live Bird Demonstrations
  • Electricity and Magnetism
  • Electric Car Construction, Testing and Racing
  • SOFIA Observatory Infrared Detectors
  • Parachutes and Air Resistance
  • And Much, Much More!
Program Dates:
    Session 1 June 4th-June 8th
    Session 4 June 25th-June 29th
    Session 7 July 16th-July 20th
    Session 10 August 6th-August 10th
Other Camp Topics: Camp Prices and Registration

Return to Camp Main Page

 
   
     
Hiller Aviation&Museum