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Aviation Merit Badge. Lt Col Armstrong United States Air Force F-15 Pilot. Your Mission. Learn about different airplanes Learn how airplanes fly Build your own airplane The parts of an airplane Aviation facts Fly your airplane Earn an Aviation Merit Badge
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Aviation Merit Badge Lt Col Armstrong United States Air Force F-15 Pilot
Your Mission • Learn about different airplanes • Learn how airplanes fly • Build your own airplane • The parts of an airplane • Aviation facts • Fly your airplane • Earn an Aviation Merit Badge • You will know more about airplanes than your parents!
Today’s Rules • This class will last about 2-hours • You will get a 10-minute break after the first hour • Take a bathroom break if you need to • Some college-level stuff presented • Ask questions if you don’t understand • Knowledge is power (and more money)! • Don’t burn yourself with the hot glue guns! • Share your discussions with the group (no private conversations) • Don’t take any supplies with you
Can You Build this Airplane? #1 Learning about different airplanes
A “Balanced” Airplane THIS PLANE FLIES THIS PLANE DOES NOT FLY Lift Lift Tail Force Tail Force Weight Weight Rule: The weight (balance point) must be in front of the wing! #2 Learning how airplanes fly