The forces of flight - Mr David Jackson.
Students Learn About
- dynamic, static friction
- lift/drag ratios
- lift, drag, weight, thrust
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- flight
Students Learn To
- explain aerodynamic principles
- describe the effects of lift, drag, weight and thrust
- design, construct or simulate solutions to problems related to friction
- construct models for the purpose of solving aerodynamic problems
- describe how Finite Element Analysis is applied aerodynamic systems
Downloads
Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
In this lecture document from the Institute of Applied Mathematics from the University of Dortmund, students can gain a strong understanding of the concept of Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Videos
The forces of flight - Mr David Jackson.
Lift and Wings - the concepts explained.
Links
How Flight Controls Work
Animation showing simple machine control of aircraft flight surfaces - YouTube Steve Karp
Hands-on Activity: Inquiry and Engineering: Gliders
Student teams design, build and test small-sized gliders to maximize flight distance and an aerodynamic ratio, applying their knowledge of fluid dynamics to its role in flight. Students experience the entire engineering design process, from brainstorming to CAD (or by hand) drafting, including researching (physics of aerodynamics and glider components that take advantage of that science), creating materials lists, constructing, testing and evaluating—all within constraints (works with a launcher, budget limitation, maximizing flight distance to mass ratio), and concluding with a summary final report. Numerous handouts and rubrics are provided.
