Developing Aircraft with Paper Engineering
Sara LeCroy
Created on April 15, 2020
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STEP #1
STEP #2
STEP #4
STEP #3
STEP #5
STEP #6
STEP #7
STEP #8:
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DEVELOPING AIRCRAFT WITH PAPER ENGINEERING
RESEARCH
EXPERIMENT
MEASURE
WATCH & BUILD
RECORD
BRAINSTORM
COMPARE
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STEP #1: RESEARCH
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Watch "How to design an airplane."
STEP #2: EXPERIMENT
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Without using any external resources:
STEP #3: MEASURE
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After you launch your aircraft into the air, record your results.
- Throw your aircraft multiple times from the same starting position.
- Record each of your flight distances.
- Don't be discouraged if you fail.
Failure helps you move forward.
STEP #4: WATCH AND BUILD
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STEP #5: RECORD
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RECORD YOUR DATA
youR ORIGINAL
TRADITIONAL #1
TRADITIONAL #2
Flight Distance #1
A inches
B inches
C inches
= (A + B+ C)/3
= (D+E+F)/3
Can't print one from home?
Flight Distance #2
Flight Distance #3
Average Distance
= (G+H+I)/3
D inches
G inches
E inches
H inches
F inches
I inches
STEP #6: Brainstorm
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- Brainstorm!
- Think about your research:
- What was successful about the paper airplanes you built?
- What failures did you experience?
- Try different things:
- Change the type of paper.
- Add weight in the nose (paperclip, penny, etc.).
- Create more acute angles in the design.
STEP #7: COMPARE
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Make multiple designs! Record the data!
STEP #8: CHALLENGE
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