The expression “when pigs fly” is usually used to refer to something that is probably impossible. However, the expression might be outdated because pigs do fly – every week – right here in Ashburn.
“Every single time the pig goes flying, the kids all go nuts. It’s loud cheers,” said Riley Atkins, a manager at the iFly Indoor Skydiving venue near One Loudoun.
A stuffed pig is just one tool used at iFly, where thousands of local kids have received real-life lessons in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, laws of motion and more.
It’s part of iFly’s nationwide STEM program – the popular acronym for coursework focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
To read more about how the STEM program at our local iFly, how it helped them solve a common business issue, plus what happens when you thrown water into a wind tunnel, click here and head over to the Ashburn Magazine website for the rest of the story.