A R M E Advanced Realistic Integrity Dedication

A. R. M. E. Advanced. Realistic Integrity Dedication Masterful. Engineering Responsibility Originality Teamwork: A group of individual people able to gel and combine their strengths to achieve an effective, smart solution to a problem. 1. 2. 3. 4. Don’t talk about fight club. Everyone contributes to the group evenly. Be encouraging to one another; offer constructive criticism. Keep an open mind to the ideas of other group members.

• The purpose of this project is to create a paper airplane that can travel far and have a long hang time. • We can use one standard size paper, one paperclip, one dab of glue, three inches of tape, three staples. • For our airplane we decided to have a plane with a big surface area for the wings, so the plane can be in the air for a long time and glide for distance. Understand

Ideas we had • Big wing span • Adding a tail • Cutting slits into the back of the wings • Bend the wings down and up • Adding flaps on the wings • Using tape and paperclips to balance weight, and keep the plane together Explore

Best Solutions • Large surface area of the wings to create lift and keep the plan into the air • Folding the wings down to keep the airplane stable • Balance the weight using a paperclip on the back • Use tape and the paperclip to keep the body of the plane together Define

• Using the nose section to Balance the weight • Creating large, triangle wings For maximum lift and aerodynamics Ideate

Our First Design Prototype

Refinements • Fold ends of wings down • Add a paper clip to the back and tape to the front of the plane • Fold the wings downward • Make the nose section smaller • Fold the wings upward Refine

We were able to finish our airplane; however it did not fair well. If we were able to balance the weight of the airplane, and figure out a way to make our wings have an even larger surface area, our plane would have gone farther. Solution

Time Farthest Distance 1. 6 seconds 1. 4 seconds 49 feet 4 inches Video of our plane Solution

• Fold an 8. 5 inch by 11 inch piece of paper in half long ways. • Unfold, and fold the top two corners in so they meet at the crease and make a point at the top of the paper. • Fold the now diagonal lines in again to the crease, creating an almost triangle • Fold the tip of the plane down on the crease so the tip is half way between the intersection of the wings and its previous position • Fold the paper in half long ways along its crease backwards • Fold down the wings to meet the bottom of the page and continue about an inch farther before making the crease • Bend the wings up so they have an acute angle between them • Fold the tips of the wings down for greater stability How to Build Our Glider