Aeronautics and Aviation

Activity Books

Airplane Coloring Book

• Airplanes Made in Minnesota Coloring Book

Don Hinz and the Red Tail Project

• A book about Don Hinz, Tuskegee Airmen and the P-51C Mustangs known as the Red Tail Project.
• Don Hinz and the Red Tail Project PDF, 5.13 MB

Cleared For Takeoff

• A pamphlet about the fundamentals of flying and how to become a pilot.
• Cleared for Takeoff. PDF, 289KB

Eyes in the Sky

• This book introduces students of all ages to an exciting career as an air traffic controller.
• Eyes in the Sky PDF, 2.79MB

The Sky's the Limit - Volume 1

The Early Days of Flight

• A book with short biographical stories accompanied by related activities and experiments. Aviation pioneer emphasis.
• The Sky's the Limit-Volume 1. PDF, 324KB

The Sky's the Limit - Volume II

Pilots Help Our Nation

• A book with short biographical stories accompanied by related activities and experiments. Military aviation emphasis.
• The Sky's the Limit-Volume II. PDF, 324KB

The Sky's the Limit - Volume III

A Place in the Sky

• A book with short biographical stories accompanied by related activities and experiments. Arts and aviation emphasis.
• The Sky's the Limit-Volume III PDF, 279 KB

The Sky's the Limit - Volume IV

Beyond the Earth

• A book with short biographical stories accompanied by related activities and experiments. Space emphasis.
• The Sky's the Limit-Volume IV. PDF, 160 KB

Historical Aircraft

• A book of dot-to-dot drawings of aircraft throughout history.
• Historical Aircraft book PDF, 204 KB

The History and Physics of Flight

• The History and Physics of Flight curriculum was designed during the summer of 1998 in a one week curriculum development workshop sponsored by the MnDOT Office of Aeronautics.
• Close attention was paid to the Minnesota Graduation Standards during the development of this interdisciplinary curriculum.
• The History and Physics of Flight PDF, 1.96 MB

August Martin Activities Book

• An FAA authored booklet with biography, pictures, and related activities that focus on August Martin, the first Black captain of a U.S. scheduled airline.
• August Martin Activities Book PDF, 276 KB

Wind, Water, and Wings

• A science activity book with illustrated experiments related to aviation and the principles of flight.
• Wind, Water, and Wings PDF, 1.16 MB

Wilbur and Orville Wright

• An activity booklet that focus on the history of the Wright Brothers.
• Wilbur and Orville Wright. PDF, 4.76 MB

How We Made The First Flight

• An activity booklet that focus Celebrating 100 Years of Powered Flight by Orville Wright.
• How We Made The First Flight PDF, 12.60 MB