In "Make48: 1001 Wichita, KS - Episode 1," teams compete in a 48-hour design challenge at the Kansas Aviation Museum and Wichita State’s GoCreate makerspace. The episode highlights engineering design, brainstorming, prototyping, peer review, material selection, 3-D printing, laser cutting, and product testing as participants create inventions to improve air travel comfort and convenience. Key concepts include innovation, user-centered design, intellectual property, patents, trademarks, manufacturing constraints, and iterative problem solving. The video also connects to aviation history in Wichita, known as the Air Capital of the World. With strong links to STEM, career and technical education, entrepreneurship, and collaborative design processes, this episode supports curriculum-aligned learning in engineering, technology, and real-world problem solving. Part of the "Make48" series.