UpCycle DVD into a Plane Part 2

Now we will turn the disassembled DVD into a Bi-Plane. Creating art from old PC parts is fun and helps the environment by reducing waste.

History of WWI Planes video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1oxX4Q6ndo

The Red Baron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onxV-p6_Gt4

Aircraft of WWI https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/aviation_and_aircraft_of_ww1.php

WWI Planes Pics http://www.ww1-planes.com/

More WWI Planes https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/ww1-aircraft.asp

Plane Parts Identification Quiz https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/BGA/Sheri/airplane_parts_act.htm

Each Student will need the following:

1. Glue gun and glue sticks

2. 1 disassembled DVD or CD-ROM Drive

3. 3 sticks of memory or other chips

4. Straw

5. Ruler

Optional is a pair of snips to cut chips to size, and a drill with small bit 2 mm or 1/16".

Safety 

• Make sure that you NEVER touch the tip of the glue gun it will burn you and leave a mark.

• Wait for glue to harden before touching the glue it will burn.

• Be careful of sharp edges wear gloves and safety glasses. Especially if you cut PCB.

Vocab

1. Upcycle - To convert (waste materials etc.) into new materials or products of higher quality and greater functionality.

2. DVD-ROM Drive - Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory used for storing data. A DVD-ROM stores around 4.38 GB of data. DVD-ROM first introduced in 1996.

3. CD-ROM Drive - Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory, a type of optical disk capable of storing large amounts of data.

4. Printed Circuit Board (PCB) -  A flat board that holds chips and other electronic components in layers that interconnect via copper pathways, often called traces.

5. Brushless DC Motor - Motors powered by DC electricity using a controller that provides pulses of current to the motor winding's that control the speed and torque of the motor.

6. Stepper Motor - A stepper motor is a brushless DC electric motor whose driveshaft rotates in small steps rather than continuously.

7. Worm Gear - A gear consisting of a spirally threaded shaft and a wheel with marginal teeth that mesh into it.

8. Laser Diode - Laser diodes can directly convert electrical energy into light.

9. Ribbon Cable - A ribbon cable is a cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane.

10. RAM Memory - Random access memory (RAM) is a type of data storage used in computers that is generally located on the motherboard. 

Vocab

1. Fuselage - The central body of an aircraft, to which the wings and tail assembly are attached and which accommodates the crew, passengers, and cargo.

2. Landing Gear - The components of an aircraft or a spacecraft that support the weight of the craft and its load and give it mobility on ground or water.

3. Propeller - A device for propelling an aircraft, consisting of a shaft with radiating blades that are placed so as to thrust air   in a desired direction when spinning.

4. Rudder - A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer an aircraft.

5. Elevator -  Flight control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's pitch.

6. Cockpit -  A space, usually enclosed, in the forward fuselage of an airplane containing the flying controls, instrument panel, and seats for the pilot and copilot or flight crew.

Parts

• • • 1. Interplane struts.

      2. Cabane or center-section struts.

      3. Flying wires.

      4. Landing wires.

      5. Incidence or stagger wires.

      6. Drag wires.

      7. Center-section cross bracing.

      8. Aileron control wires.

      9. Elevator control wires.

      10. Control horn.