ElascLaunchGlider’ - Science Olympiad...ConstrucGon!Rules! • Maximum!Wingspan!O!28!cm! •...
Transcript of ElascLaunchGlider’ - Science Olympiad...ConstrucGon!Rules! • Maximum!Wingspan!O!28!cm! •...
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Ballast
Fuselage Horizontal Stabilizer/Stab Wing
Launch Hook
VerGcal Stabilizer Fin Rudder
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Chord
Span
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• Two Major Components – Glider design – Flight Log (test records)
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ConstrucGon Rules
• Maximum Wingspan -‐ 28 cm • Glider weight 3.0 to 10.0 grams • Only wood, foam, paper, plasGc film, carbon fiber, tape, thread and glue and non-‐metallic ballast allowed
• Nose cannot fit inside lip balm cap • Launched with a non-‐metallic, elasGc band • Label each glider with team name and no.
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Flight Log • Minimum of 10 entries (record even bad tests) • Minimum of 4 data points, more may be useful – Peak height – Length of launch loop – Flight Time – Any one other
• 10% deducGon for incomplete log, 30% for none • Most important part of pracGce and compeGGon! • Change only one parameter at a Gme and record if result was be\er or worse, then go on to next
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ConstrucGon -‐ General
• AnGcipate building more than one glider throughout the project
• PrioriGes – 1 Build quality/trueness/straightness – 2 Strength – 3 Light weight – 4 Various designs
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ConstrucGon -‐ Details
• Use jigs and fixtures to keep wings and tail straight while gluing
• use minimum of glue • Check balance to center of gravity by moving wing back and forth before gluing in place
• Check first flights by hand launch without elasGc launch
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Building Jigs
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TesGng -‐ Basics • Trim for lowest sink rate • Stall – Wave pa\ern on descent: add ballast to nose or bend stab trailing edge down
• Dive – Goes down too fast: add ballast to tail or bend stab trailing edge up
• Adjust only one parameter at a test, ballast or bend
• Ader balanced, adjust rudder to turn glider inside the room: bend rudder trailing edge to right or add small ballast to right wing Gp for right circle
• Start elasGc launch tests and repeat above cures
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Glider “Secrets”
• Set glide speed just faster than start of stall • Set climb angle to get maximum height and smooth transiGon to glide
• ElasGc power depends on height of ceiling, wider band or longer stretch for higher ceiling
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Links • LOTS of informaGon: legacy.amaglider.com • Forums: www.scioly.org • Bulk Balsa: www.naGonalbalsa.com, www.specializedbalsa.com, www.balsausa.com
• www.a2zcorp.us/store • www.freedomflightmodels.com • www.amaglider.com/staGc/sciolympia/cmarkflight-‐glider-‐ad-‐2014.pdf