I volunteer at a museum, located in scenic Brodhead WI, that seeks to preserve historic aircraft from the Golden Age of aviation between the world wars.  Their education mission links the advances in aviation during this time period with the science and technology advancements of the time.  For instance, paved runways meant that airplanes could have smaller wings for higher landing speeds  which allowed higher flying speeds.  Tires could now be small enough to retract into the wings, making these higher flying speeds possible.  Find out about other technologies like celestial navigation, radio communication and weather forecasting that led to better airplanes and improved usefulness for passenger and  cargo service.  I like to bike, so I've also got some content in here that relates to bicycle aerodynamics.

Updates:

2025_1101 Added project planning and schedule planning pages to Misc menu entry.

2025_10_17 Uploaded new version of Weight & Balance exercise (Model vs Graph based) as alternate to the previous version.  Added instructions 10/18.  Updated and put both exercises on the same page 10-19

2025_08-15 Uploaded new air rocket simulation with explanatory pages.

2025_08-14 Uploaded new bike race simulation with explanatory pages.

2025_07-15 Made the site public.

2025_07-12 Added a help/instruction screen to the air rocket and bike race simulations (press "i" key for info).  

2025_09-24 Updated bike race simulation with real-time plots, rider endurance model

2026_02-20 Added new page with terrain model.

2026-06-12 Added new page with multi-input/multi-ouput (MIMO) plotting demonstration. Updated BikeRace_V2 and NE_Project Manager

2026-06-24 Updated MIMO plotting demonstration.