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Car with Parachute

Car with Parachute. Workshop 1 : Make a canopy of any shape Materials : a plastic bag , string Tools : adhesive tape , scissors Drop your car model attached to the canopy from the second floor. Record the time to reach the ground floor. Where does it land ? How many meters away ?.

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Car with Parachute

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  1. Car with Parachute Workshop 1 : • Make a canopy of any shape • Materials : a plastic bag , string • Tools : adhesive tape , scissors • Drop your car model attached to the canopy from the second floor. • Record the time to reach the ground floor. • Where does it land ? How many meters away ?

  2. Conclusions : • What factors to make a good parachute ? • Big canopy • Long line • Many lines • Light • Shape of canopy • Drop in vertical ?! Wind problem

  3. Workshop 2 : Search the internet for photos of parachute of different designs such as rectangular , sphere , multiple canopies…

  4. Internet references Workshop 2 : • http://precision.aerodynamics.com/tutor/ • http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blparachute.htm?iam=howstuffworks_SKD&terms=parachute • http://www.howstuffworks.com/ejection-seat2.htm • http://www.square1.com/Catalog/Catalog.html • http://www.nationalparachute.com/page3.html http://showcase.netins.net/web/herker/ejection/chute.html#quarter%20bag http://www.xs4all.nl/~pdj/chute.htm

  5. Parachute Workshop 2 : Pilot chute apex canopy Suspension line skirt Steering line

  6. Workshop 2 : • Fall in vertical or in curve ? WHY ?

  7. Car with Parachute • Workshop 3 : • Repeat workshop 1 • Rope or string - length & how many ? • Plastic sheet – shape & size ? • How long to reach ground ? • Fall in vertical or in curve ? small canopy , short rope ? Big canopy , long rope ? Big canopy , short rope ?

  8. Different shapes of parachute Plastic sheet , adhesive tape

  9. Workshop 3 : References : Make a 8-sided polygon with one cut Materials : plastic sheet Tools : scissors X mm X / 2 mm X / 4 mm cut

  10. Car with Parachute : making of a 8-sided canopy Up side down Workshop 3 :

  11. Workshop 4 : • Car with parachute thro’ a tunnel • how to hide & open parachute ? • http://www.xs4all.nl/~pdj/chutfold.htm Program for parachute sizes

  12. Package of parachute

  13. WHY ? Unpackaged of parachute Ground floor

  14. + Parachute : canopy & lines + Do you need a packet to hold the parachute ?

  15. Pilot chute A bag Too small Rectangle Big chute with pilot

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