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What concepts are needed for teaching material for model plane project?
I am putting together some lesson plans and such at http://www.rubber-power.com/Education.htm
Can anybody give me some ideas?
I've got a couple of short articles there now.
Any feedback?
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Just a note. Maybe you've
Just a note. Maybe you've seen the paper airplane with three straws intersecting at the middle (Ceneter of Gravity); one vertical, one lateral and one longitudinal to demonstrate the 3 axes of flight for yaw, pitch and roll respectively. Easy to make and great to use for axes of flight concept.
Bone up on Bernolli's
Bone up on Bernolli's Principle as it relates to the physics of lift on an airfoil - You can make an inexpensive wind tunnel from a clear acrylic tube with a variable, 3 speed, or single speed fan at one end - Then suspend a small section of an airfoil connected to a pivot (light hinge) w/interchangeable counterweight attached into the wind tunnel - Turn on fan observe rising wing section and play with changing the weight vs. wind speed from fan - Have fun, hope this helps
Basics of Building Models Airplanes
My latest article gives the basics for building the model planes without buying kits.
http://www.scienceguy.org/Articles/BuildingModelAirplanesfromPlansMateri...
Bill Kuhl