General Amherst High School
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, N9V 1Z8

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Aircraft Design - Transportation Technology - TTI 1O

Assignment: Construct a model of a heavier than air aircraft

Specifications:

The completed airplane must have a mass of at least 20grams.
Launch acceleration will be generated by a # 8 elastic stretched to 40cm.
The airplane may be constructed of any non-metallic material.

Evaluation:

Maximum flight distance 50 marks
Construction detail 50 marks

Worksheets

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Research

Flight Data

Test

Visit all of the links provided. Read the text and study the diagrams. Use the information provided to answer the question sheets and label diagrams provided below.

Record data from flights. Also, record changes made and data of subsequent flight.
Sample test.

Questions and Diagrams Page 1 Flight Data Analysis 1 Test Page 1

Questions and Diagrams Page 2 Flight Data Analysis 2 Test Page 2

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Test Page 3

SAVE WORKSHEETS TO YOU PERSONAL DIRECTORY! DO NOT PRINT OUT WORKSHEETS UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THEM!
Research	Flight Data	Test
Visit all of the links provided. Read the text and study the diagrams. Use the information provided to answer the question sheets and label diagrams provided below.	Record data from flights. Also, record changes made and data of subsequent flight.	Sample test.
Questions and Diagrams Page 1	Flight Data Analysis 1	Test Page 1
Questions and Diagrams Page 2	Flight Data Analysis 2	Test Page 2
	.	Test Page 3

Forces Acting on an Airplane in Flight

Three Axes of Motion

Three Axes of Motion

Pitch

Yaw

Roll

	Three Axes of Motion
Pitch
Yaw
Roll

For further information

Check out the How Stuff Works site. Be sure to look at all of the links provided at the bottom of the How Stuff Works page.

Also look at How Airplanes Fly .