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Brooks Technology & Arts Magnet Middle School eighth graderKaylon Goudeau uses a leaf blower on an airplane model at Exploration Place Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. The Flying Challenge program, a cooperative program of United Way of the Plains and Airbus, matches Airbus engineers and Wichita State University engineering students with students at Brooks.

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Brooks Technology & Arts Magnet Middle School eighth grader Skyla Hufford flies a plane in a wind tunnel at Exploration Place Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. The Flying Challenge program, a cooperative program of United Way of the Plains and Airbus, matches Airbus engineers and Wichita State University engineering students with students at Brooks.

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Brooks Technology & Arts Magnet Middle School eighth grader Matthew Towne, center, flies a 1903 Wright Brothers Simulator at Exploration Place Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. The Flying Challenge program, a cooperative program of United Way of the Plains and Airbus, matches Airbus engineers and Wichita State University engineering students with students at Brooks.

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Mike Hutmacher / The Wichita Eagle

John Papadatos, Director of Engineering at Airbus, helps Brooks Technology & Arts Magnet Middle School eighth grader Wahida Ahsan with a project at Exploration Place Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. The Flying Challenge program, a cooperative program of United Way of the Plains and Airbus, matches Airbus engineers and Wichita State University engineering students with students at Brooks.

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Mike Hutmacher / The Wichita Eagle

Brooks Technology & Arts Magnet Middle School students learn about importance of math & science at Exploration Place through Flying Challenge program, a cooperative program of United Way of the Plains and Airbus. The program matches Airbus engineers and Wichita State University engineering students with students at Brooks.

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Mike Hutmacher / The Wichita Eagle

Visitor Engagement Coordinator Mark Arganbright demonstrates aerodynamics by blowing a roll of toilet paper toward Brooks Technology & Arts Magnet Middle School at Exploration Place Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. The Flying Challenge program, a cooperative program of United Way of the Plains and Airbus, matches Airbus engineers and Wichita State University engineering students with students at Brooks.

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Mike Hutmacher / The Wichita Eagle