Paper Airplanes

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Paper Airplanes

• Kathy Seager
• and
• Sarah Frantz

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Hypothetical Testing

• Scientific method
• Collect Data
• Make a hypothesis
• Test hypothesis
• Obtain a conclusion
• Effects of the variables

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What are the variables?

• Weighted airplane
• i.e paper clip
• Winglets
• Different airplane design

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Importance of Stability

• Instability causes planes to quickly nose dive or
  turn off original path
• Depending on weight distribution, we can help the
  stability
• What happens if the weight is too far forward?

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Stability continued

• Winglets- give directional stability
• Accurate folding is key
• Decrease probability of plane sharply turning to
  one side or another

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Our results
Airplane Used Distance 1 Distance 2
Control 12 feet 11 feet 5 inches
Construction paper 1 foot 1 foot 6 inches
Weight added 14 feet 2 inches 14 feet
Winglets 3 feet 2 feet 10 inches
Trick airplane 5 feet 4 feet 11 inches
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Conclusion

• Found our hypothesis to be false
• Weight was added and stability and flying
  distance increased
• Best flight Control airplane (printing paper)
  with added weight (paper clip)
• Results may vary depending on airplane designs
• Use of scientific method