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| name = Wings Over Kansas.com | favicon = | logo = Wings Over Kansas Logo.gif | screenshot = Wings Over Kansas Main Page 200x177 20091205.png | screenshot_size = 200px | caption = Screenshot of WOK as of December 2009 | url = http://www.wingsoverkansas.com | commercial = Yes | type = Aviation Education | registration = None | owner = Chance Communications, Inc. | author = Carl Chance and Bill Bolte | launch date = July 1998 | current status = Active | revenue = Advertising }}Wings Over Kansas.com is an aviation website founded in 1998 by Carl Chance owned by Chance Communications, Inc. to provide information and entertainment to aviation enthusiasts and professionals worldwide. The web site is based in Wichita, Kansas, known as the "Air Capital of the World" due to the many aircraft manufacturers located there. In 2003, the site was upgraded to a data-based web site to better serve the needs of its members. "Wings Over Kansas" has grown steadily and as of 2009 draws over a quarter of a million visitors yearly from over 125 countries.[1] HistoryWings Over Kansas.com was created in 1998 by Wichita native Carl Chance, a broadcast professional and producer for the Wingspan Air & Space Channel.[1] In his more than thirty years of experience, Chance developed many relationships in the aviation community that have directly benefited the web site.[1] He is a charter member and past trustee on the Kansas Aviation Museum board of directors and a former member of the Kansas Aviation Council.[1] From 1998 to 2003, the site underwent a number of modifications to improve its value and navigation.[1] 2003 RedesignIn January 2003, the site was redesigned by professional web developer, Bill Bolte.[1] The new design included a data-based implementation to better serve the needs of the members including aviation professionals, educators, historians, and enthusiasts.[1] OverviewWings Over Kansas provides information on the entire aviation industry, but special emphasis is placed on Wichita aircraft manufacturing including Boeing, Hawker Beechcraft, Spirit AeroSystems, Cessna, Learjet, and Airbus.[2] The Wings Over Kansas web site includes the following features:[3]
Contributing editorsWings Over Kansas receives support from a diverse group of contributing editors including:[3]
Additional informationIn 2001, Wings Over Kansas was rated as one of the 500 best aviation-related web sites.[12] It was also the recipient of two Golden Web and a Best of Kansas on the Web awards for outstanding presentation and content.[13] To encourage children in grades 3–12 to learn about aviation, the web site provides Project Classroom—a set of standardized aviation education lesson plans offered free to teachers and students.[14] Wings Over Kansas also maintains a presence on Facebook.[15] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |title = About Wings Over Kansas |url = http://www.wingsoverkansas.com/about/ |work = Wings Over Kansas |publisher = Chance Communications, Inc |location = Wichita, Kansas |accessdate=November 5, 2009}} 2. ^{{cite web |title = Kansas Aviation Subject of Television Special |url = http://www.swaviator.com/html/issuesAS00/newsAS00.html |work = Southwest Aviator Online |publisher = Southwest Regional Publishing, Inc|date=Aug–Sep 2000 |location = Albuquerque, New Mexico |accessdate=November 20, 2009}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |title = Wings Over Kansas |url = http://www.wingsoverkansas.com/ |work = Wings Over Kansas |publisher = Chance Communications, Inc |location = Wichita, Kansas |accessdate=November 20, 2009}} 4. ^{{cite web |title = NASM 1983 Chronology |url = http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/history/nasm25th/chronology/1983.htm |publisher = Smithsonian Institution |location = Washington, D.C. |accessdate=November 20, 2009}} 5. ^{{cite web |title = Alford Long Resume |url = http://www.lionelalford.com/long_resume.htm |work = |publisher = Lionel Alford, Jr. |date= |location = Wichita, Kanasa |accessdate=December 13, 2009}} 6. ^{{cite web |title = Aviation Pioneers: Edward H. Philips |url = http://www.wingsoverkansas.com/profiles/article.asp?id=127 |work = Wings Over Kansas |publisher = Chance Communications, Inc |location = Wichita, Kansas |accessdate=November 5, 2009}} 7. ^{{cite web |title = About the Author: Frank Joseph Rowe |url = https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786422890 |work = |publisher = Amazon.com |location = Seattle, Washington |accessdate=November 22, 2009}} 8. ^{{cite web |title =Engineering dean to receive national honor |url = http://www.wichita.edu/newsletter/index.asp?action=article&articleid=373 |work = |publisher = Wichita State University |location = Wichita, Kansas |accessdate=November 22, 2009}} 9. ^{{cite web |last = Hatteberg |first = Larry |title = George Boyd |url = http://www.kake.com/news/features/4/176192.html |work = KAKE10.com |publisher = Gray Television, Inc |location = Albany, Georgia |date=December 15, 2002 |accessdate=November 22, 2009}} 10. ^{{cite web |last = Murphy |first = Daryl |title = Where the West Begins: Fort Worth, Texas |url = http://www.piperflyer.org/PFA%20808%20ebook.pdf |work = Piper Flyer |format=PDF |pages=24–32 |date=August 2008 |publisher = Piper Flyer Association |location = Waupaca, Wisconsin |accessdate=December 5, 2009}} 11. ^{{cite web |last = |first = |title = New movie puts iconic Kansan back in spotlight |url = http://www.ksn.com/content/news/extra/story/New-movie-puts-iconic-Kansan-back-in-spotlight/Ph3qNmchwEaLMEQQcePDAw.cspx |work = KSN.com |publisher = New Vision Television |location = Los Angeles, California |date=October 20, 2009 |accessdate=December 5, 2009}} 12. ^{{cite book |last=Merry | first=John A. | authorlink= |title=Aviation Internet Directory: A Guide to the 500 Best Web Sites |page = 217 | publisher= McGraw-Hill Professional | year=2001 | isbn=9780071372169 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QBSXXe9p2fMC |accessdate=November 20, 2009}} 13. ^{{cite web |title = Wings Over Kansas |url = http://www.studentpilot.com/articles/news_releases/article.php?news_id=23 |work = Student Pilot.com |publisher = PilotMall.com Inc |date=August 2, 2001 |location = Saint Petersburg, Florida |accessdate=November 20, 2009}} 14. ^{{cite web |last = |first = |title = Education Newswatch |url = http://www.teachingk-8.com/archives/education_newswatch/education_newswatch_january_2007.html |work = |publisher = Teaching pre K–8 |location = |date=January 2007 |accessdate=December 5, 2009}} 15. ^{{cite web |title = Wings Over Kansas on Facebook |url = http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=146341389068 |publisher = Facebook, Inc |location = Palo Alto, California |accessdate=November 20, 2009}} External links
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