Exploring the Impact of Wing Configuration on Paper Airplane Flight

 
Wing Power!
 
BY: ERIC CHEN, ANDREW RIGGS, AND NOMAR PEREZ
 
Question
 
How does changing the airplane wing affect the flight  of
the airplane?
 
Background Research
 
     Lift is a component that intersects oncoming flow of
direction. A drag force is also a component  of force
parallel to  the flow of direction. Lift acts as an upward
direction in order to reverse the force of gravity. If the
surrounding fluid is air then a force called aerodynamic
force acts upon it, and that’s what lifts the plane up.
 
     Lift is a force that acts as a right angle to the
direction of the air flow surrounding it. Lift is created by
the air pressure. Thrust is the force that pushes a flying
aircraft.
 
     According to the principle of aerodynamics fast
moving air is at a lower pressure than slow moving air so
the air pressure above the wing is lower than the
pressure below the wing, and this creates the lift.
 
 
 
Bibliography
 
Woodford, Chris. 
How Planes Work
, Explain That Stuff, 6
Mar. 2017, explainthatstuff.com/howplaneswork.html.
 
How Things Fly
. Smithsonian National Air and Space
Museum, howthingsfly.si.edu/forces-flight.
 
Wikipedia
, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift-induced_drag.
 
Hypothesis
 
If changing the air flow on the wings of a paper airplane
affect  the distance of a flight, then the upward folded wings
will fly the furthest.
 
Materials
 
1.
YARDSTICK
2.
COLORED PAPER
3.
PENCIL
 
Procedures
 
First, take the paper and make three paper airplanes out of different
colored paper. Then, modify two of them the first one fold the
wings up. The second plane fold the wings down. Third, fly all
three of the planes 3 times. Then measure how many yards each of the
planes went with a yardstick. Finally, record your data.
 
Data
 
The plane that has the wings up had an average of
about 5 yards per throw. The plane that had the
wings down had an average of about 3 and a half
yards per throw. The control plane had an average
of about 7 and a half yards
.
 
Pictures
 
Graph
 
Results & Interpretation
 
The plane that went the furthest was the
plane  with  the wings that are flat.
 
Conclusion
 
In conclusion, the plane that went the farthest was the
controlled airplane. Our hypothesis was wrong because we
thought that the plane with the upward folded wings was
going to go the farthest.
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Explore how changing the wing configuration of paper airplanes affects their flight distance. Learn about lift, drag, and aerodynamics, and conduct experiments to test hypotheses. The results provide insights into the role of wing design in flight performance.


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  1. Wing Power! BY: ERIC CHEN, ANDREW RIGGS, AND NOMAR PEREZ

  2. Question How does changing the airplane wing affect the flight of the airplane?

  3. Background Research Lift is a component that intersects oncoming flow of direction. A drag force is also a component of force parallel to the flow of direction. Lift acts as an upward direction in order to reverse the force of gravity. If the surrounding fluid is air then a force called aerodynamic force acts upon it, and that s what lifts the plane up. Lift is a force that acts as a right angle to the direction of the air flow surrounding it. Lift is created by the air pressure. Thrust is the force that pushes a flying aircraft. According to the principle of aerodynamics fast moving air is at a lower pressure than slow moving air so the air pressure above the wing is lower than the pressure below the wing, and this creates the lift.

  4. Bibliography Woodford, Chris. How Planes Work, Explain That Stuff, 6 Mar. 2017, explainthatstuff.com/howplaneswork.html. How Things Fly. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, howthingsfly.si.edu/forces-flight. Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift-induced_drag.

  5. Hypothesis If changing the air flow on the wings of a paper airplane affect the distance of a flight, then the upward folded wings will fly the furthest.

  6. Materials YARDSTICK 1. COLORED PAPER 2. PENCIL 3.

  7. Procedures First, take the paper and make three paper airplanes out of different colored paper. Then, modify two of them the first one fold the wings up. The second plane fold the wings down. Third, fly all three of the planes 3 times. Then measure how many yards each of the planes went with a yardstick. Finally, record your data.

  8. Data The plane that has the wings up had an average of about 5 yards per throw. The plane that had the wings down had an average of about 3 and a half yards per throw. The control plane had an average of about 7 and a half yards.

  9. Pictures

  10. Graph

  11. Results & Interpretation The plane that went the furthest was the plane with the wings that are flat.

  12. Conclusion In conclusion, the plane that went the farthest was the controlled airplane. Our hypothesis was wrong because we thought that the plane with the upward folded wings was going to go the farthest.

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