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Air Transportation

Air Transportation. How Does an Airplane Fly?. Paper Planes. Create a paper airplane Choose a paper airplane from the following site and fold it according to instructions. You will be asked to identify the type of plane chosen and its capabilities or limitations.

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Air Transportation

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  1. Air Transportation How Does an Airplane Fly?

  2. Paper Planes • Create a paper airplane • Choose a paper airplane from the following site and fold it according to instructions. • You will be asked to identify the type of plane chosen and its capabilities or limitations. • http://www.paperairplanes.co.uk/planes.php

  3. Exploration Assignment • Create a Timeline • Open MS Word (paper in landscape mode) and create a timeline identifying key historical milestones about air transportation. • Include date and historical event • Must have a minimum of 15 events • Also include current and proposed designs of air transportation Date/event

  4. So What Makes an Airplane Fly?

  5. LIFT Forces Acting on an Airplane THRUST DRAG GRAVITY

  6. Aerodynamic Forces • Thrust- forward driving force of a propeller, or the forward force produced by gases escaping rearward from a jet or rocket engine • Lift- the upward acting force that causes the plane to rise • Drag- the resistance force of friction produced by air and water • Gravity- downward force pulling everything to center of earth

  7. How is Lift Generated? • First note: • Air is a fluid, so it adheres to the physical properties of all fluids • Air must be in motion • Second note: • Slow moving air creates high pressure under wing • Faster moving air creates low pressure above the wing

  8. Control Surfaces for Maneuvering • An airplane uses control surfaces for maneuvering the airplane

  9. Axis of Rotation Elevator controls “Pitch” around the lateral axis http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_4411879_pitch-movement-airplane.html Aileron controls “Roll” around the longitudinal axis http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_4411880_roll-movement-airplane.html Rudder controls “Yaw” around the vertical axis http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_4411881_yaw-movement-airplane.html

  10. Crossword puzzle • Complete the Crossword Puzzle using your notes

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