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- Glider [43]
Like real gliders, this paper airplane has long, skinny wings. Real gliders, which are airplanes without engines, use such wings because these reduce drag and offer better performance. These aircraft are towed ... (read more)
- Throwing a Paper Airplane: It's a Balancing Act [42]
When a paper airplane is aloft, there's a delicate balance between the downward force of gravity on the plane and the upward force of the air. A great insight from physics is that all of the forces of gravity a... (read more)
- Trimming and Flying Your Plane. [42]
Once you've made all of your folds and the plane looks symmetrical, it's time to trim it, or adjust it, for flight. Give it a gentle toss forward. Your goal is to have it glide smoothly and gently to the ground... (read more)
- Lift in Action [42]
Aerodynamics is had to understand, even if you are a pilot or have studied the subject for years. To help make it dearer, hare is en activity that will show lift in action.
Take a regular shoot of paper and... (read more)
- Making the Glider [42]
Don’t forget: cut along the solid white lines. Fold in on the dashed yellow lines (so you can’t see them anymore) and fold away on the dotted red lines (you’ll still be able to see them along the outside of the... (read more)
- Robo-Chopper [42]
Did you ever wonder what would happen to a helicopter if the engine stopped while it was flying? No, it wouldn’t fall out of the sky. The air flowing through the blades would make them spin, creating lift and a... (read more)
- Shamona Creek students learn that science can be fun [40]
Kids flew paper airplanes, made exploding geysers of Diet Coke, and answered an age-old candy question (answer below) at Shamona Creek Elementary School in the Downingtown Area School District on Thursday, all ... (read more)
- What To Do If
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Your Plane Dives And Crashes:
Add up elevator by bending the back edges of the wings up a little. Or throw the plane a little harder.
Your Plane Climbs, Slows, Then Crashes:
Reduce the amount of up elevato... (read more)
- Elevator Experiment [34]
Make a paper airplane (the count or the pirate’s Secret would be good) and throw it without adjusting the elevators. See how it flies. Now bend the elevators up a little and throw it again. Adjust the plane unt... (read more)
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