Fixed-wing aircraft

There are many things in the sky and nothing is faster than a rocket, but the question is will a rocket without wings fly straight and high? This question is what my team of Jack, Gus and I at Nature’s Classroom decided to test. It was a beautiful, calm afternoon at Nature’s Classroom which I attended with most of my 6th grade class. We could see the bright, clear sky on this beautiful Autumn day. My friend Jack and I walked over to a table in the middle of the woods to begin our stomp…

“Delta 1541, Cleared for takeoff.” These are the words every aviation enthusiast wants to hear. A clearance to depart our world and transfer into a world 35,000 feet in the air is unimaginable. The ability to soar into the sky at rapid speeds is what makes me drawn to flying. As a child, every time I stepped foot on a plane, I always want to go to the cockpit and talk to the pilots about their experiences. This has led to aviation not just being a hobby for me, but what has driven me to want to…

Charles Lindbergh, the flyer that we would never expect in history. Planes were the thing of the century. Those who could fly planes were known as the “cool” people. Many flyers were daredevils, delivery people, and even part of the U.S. Army. One day, Raymond Orteig,owner of the Lafayette Hotel made a challenge for those airmen. The challenge was to see the first that could fly from New York, to France. The prize money for the winner was $25,000. A journey like that would be more than dangerous…

History of the Drone: The main purpose of a drone is not for the average consumer but for military purposes. The invention of the drone is rooted in war (Sifton, 2012). The first UAV program was initiated during WWI, built by Elmer Ambrose Sperry for the US Navy (Sifton, 2012). The program was originally meant to be a secret, but ended up going public thanks to the New York Times (Sifton, 2012). In the release of the information to the public the Navy considered the program a failure, and…

Samuel P. Langley, astronomer, mathematician, and physicist had always had interest in flying. He started working towards flight by gaining a spot as an assistant astronomer at the Harvard College Observatory and a mathematics professor for the U.S. Naval Academy. Langley constantly engaged in expanding his knowledge and through this he met many different colleagues led him to inventors and scientist that pursued heavier than air flight. Langley worked with gliders for a little bit but then…

Procedures How was the experiment carried out to answer the problem? Day 1 - Determining Flight Factors On the first day we discussed as a class what variables could affect the flight path of the balloon. This list included anything from the placement of the balloon in the slingshot to an innocent bird flying by while the balloon is in the air. Each factor was then sorted into a category of either a control variable or an act of god. From the list of control factors, we selected the mass of…

For example, Asimov has no idea when it comes to fixing his automobile. Asimov’s auto mechanic fixed his car every time it was not running properly. Although the auto mechanic could not score well on an academic exam, he was intelligent in his own trade. Asimov states that “in a world where I could not use my academic training and my verbal talents…

The TIE/line Starfighter, commonly referred to as the TIE Fighter, was a short range standard Imperial Starfighter. It was manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems for the Galactic Republic and was based off the T.I.E starfighter and the V-wing starfighter models. They are very cheap to produce and easy to replace, enforcing the philosophy of quantity over quality. The Imperials use so many throughout the Galactic Civil War that they came to be symbols of the Empires might striking fear in those who…

The United States of America is notorious for being a land where opportunities abound and dreams come true. It is common to hear stories of great Americans who ascended from the clutches of poverty and amassed great wealth, because they had a dream and pursued it. They did not allow their circumstances, no matter how daunting, to overshadow their ambitions of success. Richard Ira Bong is a perfect example of such an American. He was simply a farm boy with a deep longing to fly airplanes. He…

By being a "good" inventor you have to design, plan, test, and make your invention perfect. Some scientists ultimately fail, but Orville and Wilbur Wright definitely didn't- they invented the first motor aircraft that we still use almost 100 years later! They were obviously good scientists! When the Wright brothers were building and testing their new airplane, they had people helping them throughout the process. At a time when the Wright brother's propeller shafts, the part of the airplane…