zoom, zoom, like an aeroplane!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

I AM GOING CRAZY.

it is 12:36AM & I feel that it is necessary for me to stop procrastinating and get on with my SRP!!

Firstly, updates on some changes/reminders to self:

- I will be testing the paper sizes, A4,A5,A6,A7 instead of the centimetres thing I had going as it will be tooooo hard.

- I will be including an Appendix & Acknowledgements.

Ok, so I was going to do some more background research but then, I am extremely tired and stressed right now so that is not physically possible, instead, I will be preparing ALL MATERIALS (paper) and I will fold ALL MY PLANES READY FOR LAUNCHING!!!!

wish me luck, I'll post some pics when I am finished.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Test Launch.

Sorry that the 'tomorrow' was not followed in the plans, but here are the plane launches as promised:





anyways, sorry its a bit dodgy but yeh, I'm not gonna update for a while since im on MUSIC CAMP!!
have a great week of schoool... hehehehe

Friday, May 28, 2010

tomorrow's plans.

Just wanted to say, that tomorrow I will be doing a/several test runs with the launcher I built.
No time today, I need to practise trombone and do my other homework, but science, I spent a lot of time on you so you better appreciate that!!

btw, dont you think that the diagram and the real one share some resemblance?
Pretty awesomee!!
Be back tomorrow, bye!!

Launcher READY!

I finally got around to actually build the launcher, and I didnt use all the materials I bought, but oh well.
I used; nails, screw driver, nails, elastic band. AND, I made a hook out of ice cream container, its for launching the plane.


Also, I made myself a toolbox out of the strawberry freddo choc box to stall the spare materials I didnt end up using.. pretty cool huh?



Thursday, May 20, 2010

Launcher Equipment.

Finally went to Bunnings and got my equipment for the plane launcher, here's a pic












Equipment included:
  • thin wooden stick
  • washer/'o' ring
  • jackshaw (a 'junior' jacksaw)
  • elastic band
  • pair of nails
Plus, the wooden board I bought ages ago.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Blogg II

Climograph~
Here is the climate graph I completed... yes I know, I just love to state the obvious.
Method~
Materials:
For Launcher
Wooden base
Pair of nails (could change.. depending on what I get at Bunnings)
Elastic band/material
Plastic hook

Equipment:
Measuring Tape (measure distance travelled)
1m Ruler
stopwatch (if I am going to measure length of flight)

Method:
Plane Launcher
1. Drill pair of nails into plank of wood 15cm apart
2. Attach on end of elastic band to each nail
3. Cut a hook out of plastic (this will be used to launch plane)
[further info: designing plane launcher entry]

Airplanes
1. Follow the instructions to build the models of airplane required:
- The Arrow
- The Dart
- The Stealth
(detailed instructions on 10paperairplanes.com)

Experiment
1. Construct plane launcher using method above
2. Cut out of an A4 sheet of paper a sheet 20cm x 28cm
3. Construct the first model (The Arrow)
4. Launch the airplane, 1m from the ground and pull back to full length of board each time
5. Simultaneously, time the length of flight (from take off til landing)
6. Observe and record details of flight:
- distance travelled
- length of time travelled
7. Repeat steps 1-6 with a sheet of paper that is 1cm smaller in length and width
(ie. 19cm x 27cm, 18cm x 26cm)
8. Repeat steps 1-7 until the size of paper reaches 12cm x 20cm
9. Repeat steps 1-8 using the other two models (The Dart and The Stealth)
10. Repeat stepts 1-9 three times.

yay! finally finished for the second blog submission!

'Offical' Method.

Materials:
For Launcher
Wooden base
Pair of nails (could change.. depending on what I get at Bunnings)
Elastic band/material
Plastic hook

Equipment:
Measuring Tape (measure distance travelled)
1m Ruler
stopwatch (if I am going to measure length of flight)

Method:
Plane Launcher
1. Drill pair of nails into plank of wood 15cm apart
2. Attach on end of elastic band to each nail
3. Cut a hook out of plastic (this will be used to launch plane)
[further info: designing plane launcher entry]

Airplanes
1. Follow the instructions to build the models of airplane required:
- The Arrow
- The Dart
- The Stealth
(detailed instructions on 10paperairplanes.com)

Experiment
1. Construct plane launcher using method above
2. Cut out of an A4 sheet of paper a sheet 20cm x 28cm
3. Construct the first model (The Arrow)
4. Launch the airplane, 1m from the ground and pull back to full length of board each time
5. Simultaneously, time the length of flight (from take off til landing)
6. Observe and record details of flight:
- distance travelled
- length of time travelled
7. Repeat steps 1-6 with a sheet of paper that is 1cm smaller in length and width
(ie. 19cm x 27cm, 18cm x 26cm)
8. Repeat steps 1-7 until the size of paper reaches 12cm x 20cm
9. Repeat steps 1-8 using the other two models (The Dart and The Stealth)
10. Repeat stepts 1-9 three times.

Note: I still might change some of this but this is it for now.. I am really tired and I want to sleep like this peaceful guy: