Lexington, KY - It’s enough to make you want to be a kid again: a chance to actually build a real airplane.
Newton’s Attic, the Lexington non-profit created by mechanical engineer Bill Cloyd to provide students interested in engineering and science with highly unusual educational experiences, is taking registrations for “Camp Nieuport 28 - Airplane-build camp.”
The camp “provides students 15 and up with the exciting opportunity to participate in a truly one-of-a-kind program in which they build a real replica WWI bi-plane,” according to the school’s website (newtonsattic.org).
Cloyd said the students will assemble the plane under the supervision of experienced aircraft builders. Classes will include discussions on the physics of flight, an opportunity to actually go aloft in an RV10 aircraft and a trip to the Wright Patterson Air Force Aviation Museum in Dayton, Ohio.
Registration ($650) for the bi-weekly class at Newton's Attic at 4974 Old Versailles Road will continue for at least three more weeks, according to Cloyd. He added that interested adults are welcome. Students will receive up to 80 hours of instruction meeting from 4:00 to 7:00 PM one weekday and 1:00 to 7:00 PM on one weekend day with students required to participate in at least one session per week.
Other afterschool programs being introduced by the school this fall include
“Fig Newtons,” a six week program for children 8-10 years old designed to introduce young minds to the engineering process, as well as hand and power tool use; “Teens & Tools,” a six week program for students 11 years old and up offering personalized instruction in the use of tools; and “da Vinci’s Workshop,” a more advanced option for students 11 years old and up who already have tool and project experience and are self-motivated, independent thinkers who want to work on self-guided projects.
To learn more, contact Bill Cloyd at 859-368-7334 or bill@newtsonsattic.com.