Hurumanu - Things that fly

Hello everyone today our science teacher talks about things that fly which is Aerodynamics and make a group of three people and make a paper aeroplane and measure its distance and behaviour 

Flight
Aim: To learn about flight and aerodynamics. 

Definition:

According to google the definition 

of Aerodynamics:

the study of the properties of moving air and

 the interaction between the air and solid 

bodies moving through it.


4 forces of flight:

1.   gravity 
2.   thrust
3.     lift
4.   drag

Paper Plane:

Material:

1. Paper 
2. Scissor

Steps:

1. Make a fast paper aeroplane 
2. Put an aileron on the back of the flaps
3. Throw the paper aeroplane without the ailerons 
4.  Next throw with the ailerons
5.  Measure how far the paper airplane goes

Findings:
My launch

Plane Type	Distance	Behaviour
Normal	3.6m	straight line
Ailerons	3.2m	it loops and curves to the side
Rudder	5m	straight line

Christians launch

Plane Type	Distance	Behaviour
Normal	5m	straight line
Ailerons	1.9m	curves to the side
Paper clip	3.9	straight line

Conclusion: I've learned a lot of things on this experiment. On my first throw with the normal paper aeroplane, it went to 3.6m and travel into a straight line, on the second throw with the clip on my paper aeroplane it went to 5m and travel into a straight line and on the 3rd throw with ailerons went to 3.2m and it loops. I've noticed that paper aeroplane with clips goes further than the other one.