Paper Airplane Test

This project is designed to test how drag affects the speed, and distance of a paper airplane. How does drag affect the speed, and distance of an airplane? This is important because it might help with fuel usage with airplanes. Other people would want to know about it because it could help with fuel usage on airplanes. The more drag a paper airplane has the slower it will go and it will go, and not as far. To do this I will need to understand drag speed and aerodynamics.

In conclusion, the purpose of this lab was to decide if the sizes of the paper helicopters would have an effect on their descent times. One theory was that if the size of the paper rotocopter increases, then their descent time will also increase.To determine the results of this experiment certain procedural steps were followed. Firstly all five of the rotocopter were cut out, and folded on the dotted line, the paperclip was used to hold the flaps on the bottom of the

Assignment 4: I developed a hypothesis to predict what effect an increase in island size will have on beak size and finch populations. I tested my hypothesis by leaving all other parameters at their default values. Selected the Island Size input and use the sliders to increase the size of either. Then I tested the effect of the parameters to influence population size and beak size by designing and running experiments to get my

My paper is about researching about paper airplane weight. My research question is, How does the weight of a paper airplane affect how far it flies? For this project I need 3 different sheets of paper,(Construction paper,Computer paper,Line paper, a notepad, a meter stick and a pencil. I chose this topic because paper airplanes always interested me in how they move and fly. I am also interested in the aerodynamics of the plane and how it can fly and move around with the air under its wings.

This project was a test to show if we could follow directions. We had to follow a list of steps in order to create a well flying airplane. The steps were very precise and only little error could occur to allow the airplane to fly good. This way, we could make sure we were focusing on the steps to make sure we did perfect on the project. There was a measure of the distance the airplane travelled and a measure of how long the airplane was aloft.

The flight would last more than 3600 miles but, indeed it is the shortest route. During his flight, he had encountered several challenges such as cold climate and clouds that block his sight. But the most difficulty was to stay awake. In total, he hasn’t slept in 55 hours because of pre-flight preparation and the long journey itself. In order to prevent from falling asleep, he kept the windows open and flew near the surface of the ocean, which makes chilly sea spray. But the lack of rest caused him to experience hallucinations and he later claimed that he spotted a mirage-like “fog islands” and even apparitions spoke to him (Andrews Evan, 2014). Overall, the flight took 33 and a half hours and Lindbergh completed first solo transatlantic flight.

The first flight occurred in 1903 when the Wright brothers famously took their airplane for a final test flight in December. In the years after this historic flight many people start to see the potential for airplanes in war, transportation, and shipping. Other builders disregarded previous doubt about flying and began to replicate the ideas of the Wright brothers in creating planes with three axes. In addition, the approach of WWI prompted military personnel to pursue uses of airplanes as a war machine. The airplane influenced many aspects of American culture after it’s invention including civilian life, war technology, and individual possibility.

For many people, it is hard to think of the current world without airplanes. This simple fact is what makes them so important to talk about in society. They might be overlooked sometimes, but they have added a lot to history and should not be taken for granted for what they achieve. To focus on a few countries, the United States of America and Great Britain, the invention of airplanes had some of its largest impact on them. Whether that be in terms of travel or warfare, these countries benefited more than the average. Planes made a whole new empire and became a necessity for everyday people, while also creating more jobs through the business of creating airlines. Something very robust for the time was how planes introduced a profession

The airborne times of United Airlines flight 448 from Albuquerque to Denver on 10 randomly selected days are shown below. You may assume that the flight times of all such flights are normally distributed. (10 points each)

A sample calculation for average flight time is displayed below. Each calculation was performed identical to the sample.

Douglas Dakota or the DC-3 as it is more commonly called, was one of the most reliable aircraft ever built. More than ten thousand planes of this type were manufactured, and even know hundreds remain in use. These are propeller driven aircraft not to be confused with a jet plane.

The RB-57 has a wingspan of 64 ft. A height of 15ft and 6in, and a length of 65ft. The B-57’s maximum speed is 550 mph. It can fly at an altitude of 67,000 ft. It was designed to gather intelligence of the nuclear testing of enemies. The plane was also equipped with high-resolution cameras to gather ground intelligence.

Ever since I was little I was amazed at the ability for a machine to fly. I have always wanted to explore ideas of flight and be able to actually fly. I think I may have found my childhood fantasy in the world of aeronautical engineering. The object of my paper is to give me more insight on my future career as an aeronautical engineer. This paper was also to give me ideas of the physics of flight and be to apply those physics of flight to compete in a high school competition.

Some common terms used in describing bush planes are stall speed, STOL, ground roll, take off distance over 50 feet, and rate of climb. Stall speed is when the airplane stops producing enough lift to fly, and the airplane stops flying. STOL is an acronym for Short Takeoff and Landing. Ground roll is how many feet it takes for a plane to takeoff. Take off distance over 50 feet is how many feet it takes for a plane to take off from being stopped to climb 50 feet in the air. Rate of climb is how many vertical feet per minute, FPM, an airplane can climb.

5. Fold down both wings parallel to the middle crease and about 1 inch away from it. Make sure both wings are even. * I just did a simple over hand throw with every paper airplane and tried to use the same power in every throw.