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Theory of Flight
HANDOUTS


How Birds and Aircraft Fly

Aviation Puzzle

Puzzle 1
Puzzle 2
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 3

ACROSS CLUES DOWN CLUES
2. Turns aircraft
3. Air passing over airfoil
4. A vertical control surface
6. Curved surface of an airfoil
10.Forward motion created
11.Lets aircraft fly		 1. The cabin of an aircraft
5. Resistance of motion
7. Controls up and down direction
8. Opposite of 2 across
9. Force holding us on earth
 

WORD LIST: AVIATION
  

AILERON
CAMBER
GRAVITY

ELEVATOR
FUSELAGE
LIFT

RUDDER
THRUST
UPWASH

DOWNWASH
DRAG

 

Model Plane

Model Plane

Assembly of Model Plane*

  1. Staple one end of a large straw
  2. Tape same end of straw
  3. Tape wings 4 cm from top
  4. Tape tail 2 cm from the bottom
  5. Wings and tail parallel
  6. Tape rudder to top of tail

To Fly the Plane

  1. Put thin straw inside the large straw**
  2. Stand up straight; hold onto the thin straw; blow into it
  3. Try different moving parts

* Each student should put his/her name on their airfoil.

**Each participant should exclusively retain their thin straw for health/sanitary considerations.

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