Students can use the space bar to cycle through all the entry options on the screen which will be highlighted by a small yellow bar next to the option. Students then use the up or down arrows to enter valued or use the Enter or Return key to select an option. Additional Activities Students can set altimeters to represent a specific altitude that is then presented to another student who has to determine the correct altitude, given the altimeter. Redesign the altimeter to be used in another form of transportation, provide rationalization. Students can look up the altitude of various location using a topographical map, and then represent them on a graph similar to the one used in the challenge mode of the altimeter activity.
Students can research other instruments that are used in the cockpits of modern aircraft.
Online Resources There are many helpful on-line resources listed in our Aeronautics Links page. Featuring short biographies of Jimmy Doolittle and other important people from the history of the Air Force.