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Thursday, 3 May 2018

Flight - Aerodynamics

Aim: To look at the 4 main forces of flying and how these can be overcome.

Method: Working in pairs you are going to make a paper wing following the intructions given to you in the table or by your teacher.


Plane Type
How Does It Behave?
Time (Secs)
Paper Sheet Drop
It glides side to side.
2.44 secs
Paper with fold down middle, drop
It opens and closes on the way down.
2.23 secs
Paper with fold and 1 paper clip, drop
It hits strait down and lands were the fold and paper clip is.
1.05 secs
Fold, 2 clips, rudder, drop
It does the same thing as the one above but glides down faster.
.85 secs
Fold, 2 clips, rudder throw
It glides and softly lands on the ground.
2.63 sces

Finding:
What I found out is that the paper with paper clips flies down faster than the paper without. I also found out the the paper with the folds at the end glided.

Conclusion:
In conclusion planes with more weight in one place will land in that same place and with shape on the end like folded upwards helps the planes glide and have a smooth landing.

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