Course curriculum

    1. 1. What is a glider?

    2. 2. Middle School Competition format

    3. 3. Preparation for building gliders

    4. 4. Assignment #1

    1. 1. Basic Aircraft Components

    2. 2. Basic Aircraft Materials

    3. 3. Basic flight trimming for gliders

    4. 4. Assignment #2

    1. 1. Construction and Adhesive Techniques

    2. 2. Tools for making gliders

    3. 3. Materials for making gliders

    4. 4. Making a basic paper airplane

    5. 5. Assignment #3

    1. 1. The 4 Forces of Flight

    2. 2. Equilibrium

    3. 3. Degrees of freedom of flight

    4. 4. Weight/Balance and Pitch Stability

    5. 5. Dihedral and yaw/roll stability

    6. 6. Assignment #4

    1. 1. Airspeed and Angle of Attack

    2. 2. Airfoils

    3. 3. Assignment #5

    1. 1. Preparation

    2. 2. Construction

    3. 3. Assignment #6

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  • 42 lessons
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