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FOAM GLIDER AND RUBBER BAND PLANE
The foam glider consisted of 3 main parts: the body, main wing, and rear wings. The main wing was sanded down while the rear wings were cut out from a piece of paper. This assembly took roughly 2 hours. Once that was complete, we worked on testing the plane to make sure it could properly glide prior to attaching the rubber band propellor system onto it. Unfortunately, the propellor broke off the tip of the nose of the plane in the videos below but our group did manage to complete making the glider foam plane and modifying it into a rubber band plane.
IMG_0176.MOVIMG_4694.MOVIn these two videos, the plane was flying to the right and wasn't flying in a straight continuous line as it was supposed to. To correct this issue, we took off the wing, sanded it down a little bit more, and recentered it.
IMG_4703.MOVWHAT WE LEARNED
Our group learned how to construct a foam glider and modify it into a rubber band plane. We also learned how to alter the wings to vary the angle of attack, allowing more lift to be generated. The importance of having evenly sanded, cut, and measured pieces in a plane was recognized through our failed trials and successes, with our successes happening after we readjust and center the pieces.
IMG_4702.MOVThese three videos capture the glider's successful flights where it held a continuous flight in a straight line instead of curving or crashing upon release.
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