Our Aerospace Related
"Fun"
(Some
items from Northern Ohio Site)
Many of
these activities can be tried at home with
proper supervision using inexpensive materials.
Others are reading and learning experiences.
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I (A great site with multiple
links) | II (Hot Air Balloons) | III (Paper
Airplane Plans) | IV (Other
Paper Plans) | V (Wright Brothers and More) | VI (Museum Flight Activities) | VII (Design A Commercial
Transport) | VIII (Rockets)
| IX (Egg Drop Experiment)
| X (Structural Design)
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I: A GREAT site
with multiple links (Northern Ohio)
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IV: Other
Paper Plans_
This site
from Northern Ohio
has lots of information
on modeling with paper card stock:
Card Modeling FAQ______________________
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VII: Design A
Commercial Transport
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Desktop Aeronautics, Inc (DAI) - Demos Page
DAI - Airplane Design
Try your
hand at the design of a 200 passenger airliner,
flying from Washington D.C. to the
destination of your choice. You may
modify the airplanes wings,
tails, engine, fuselage, and
cruise settings by clicking on
small pictures. Once the parameters
are chosen your design is analized and
displayed.
Note: (Before you click
the start button to "load" the
"WELCOME" or operating window right
click the "Announcement" frame and
open the link as a new window.
When you are done close that window.)
DAI - Applied Aerodynamics - A Digital
Textbook
VThese notes were developed
for a first-year graduate- level course
in applied aerodynamics at Stanford
University, but are appropriate for
undergraduate aeronautics courses and
others.
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VIII:
Rockets_
You can make a rocket from an
empty pop bottle. Then pressurize with
an air pump, Alka-Seltzer, vinegar and
soda, and you have a working rocket.
Using "bottle rocket"
keywords we found many (!) sites. Here are
three (first from Northern Ohio):
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IX: Egg Drop
Experiment
Drop a protected egg from a high
altitude on to a hard surface without
breaking the egg. Sort of like bringing in
the Pathfinder lander experiment for a
soft landing on the planet Mars:
Pathfinder Airbag System Description
Description
of an Egg Drop Contest
(from Northern Ohio)
NC State Engineer's Week Drop Rules
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X: Structural
Design
Let's say you are interested in
aerospace structures. Usually this
involves the lightest structure that meets the
requirements. Try designing a
lightweight straw tower
that supports the load.
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Please let us know of any WWW sites which you think will be of
interest to AIAA members and aerospace "fun" seekers.
As suggested by the categories above,
topics could vary significantly.
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