Flight

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

This topic covers the principles of flight, aeronautics, spaceflight, how birds and insects fly, kites, and the science behind feathers and wings. Also included is the history of aviation from the Wright brothers to today’s aircraft. SCIS no. 1816049

science, social_sciences, technology, history, arts

Image: Richard Pearse. 2 January 2009.

Richard Pearse

Richard Pearse. 2 January 2009.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Flight and flying

Flight and Flying

Flight and flying

DigitalNZ

Image: Freedom Flight

Freedom flight

Freedom Flight

Radio New Zealand

Image: Returning after a flight

Returning after a flight

Returning after a flight

Auckland Libraries

Image: Flight

Flight

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Gannets in flight

Gannets

Gannets in flight

Alexander Turnbull Library

Birds and people

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Feather biology

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The Frigate bird

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Image: Migration route, Eastern bar-tailed godwits

Eastern bar-tailed godwits

Migration route, Eastern bar-tailed godwits

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Aeronavics

Services to Schools

Image: Māori kites

Māori kites

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Birdman kite

Birdman kite

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Helicopters

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Aerial recreation

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The Museum of Flight

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Manu tukutuku

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The aerial machine

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Fun flight facts

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How things fly

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Airplane facts

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Jean Batten

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Aviation photographs

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Flight potential

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The first to fly

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Manu tukutuku

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