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AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Teaching Engineering…as easy as Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow. Tucker Hamilton Updated: 6 April 2013. Overview. My Qualifications Sortie Greatest Hits Lets Play…I mean Learn What is AIAA STEMM Center Contact List.
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AIAAAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Teaching Engineering…as easy as Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow Tucker HamiltonUpdated: 6 April 2013
Overview • My Qualifications • Sortie Greatest Hits • Lets Play…I mean Learn • What is AIAA • STEMM Center • Contact List
Who is this Person Talking to Me • I’m certainly not qualified to be teaching a room of experts…that’s the point though • I am not really an engineer • I’m an F-15 Experimental Test Pilot • I moonlight as an engineer and really just sound confident; but I know who to talk to
Sorties • Hands-on Engineering Lessons • Teaches Engineering Process • Easily adjusted for level of students • Greatest Hits • Make it Taller • Forced Short • Parachute Factory • Falling Parachutes • Chopper
Make It Taller • Inventory • Following directions • Making the plan • Executing
Forced Short • Critical Thinking • Data Collection • Measurements • Critical Analysis
Parachute Factory • Measurements • Geometry • Timing • Critical Thinking • Parachute shapes • Parachute weight
Chopper • Critical Thinking • Measurements
Lets Play • Air Derby
Air Derby • Construction • Measurements • Simple ruler: English or Metric • Grid Coordinates • Subtracting Offsets • Pythagorean Theorem • Timing • How will you time to ensure consistency? • Release timing • Front of the Aircraft? CG? Initial impact? Final resting place?
AIAA / STEMM Center • AIAA and ASME have hundreds of engineers • Judges, Essay Contests, Lecturers, tour guides, etc • Local Bases and Air Armament Museum • STEMM Center (Public Middle School) • Rick Soria • Please go there on a field trip…it’s awesome! • Full F-16 Engine Cut-away • They have resources/ideas • An accurate/up-to-date Contact List is Vital
Grants • Lots of money available • AIAA Classroom Grants • National Defense Industrial Association • AFA • CAP • Good website: www.pitsco.com • AIAA Sharepoint has resources https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/SE/NW_FL/default.aspx