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How Birds and Aircraft Fly

Explain the following list of Aviation Terms

Aileron;  Camber;  Gravity;  Elevator;   Fuselage;  Lift 

Rudder; Thrust; Upwind; Downwind; Drag

Aviation Puzzle - complete the puzzle matching the clues below with the above list of aviation terms. 

Puzzle 1
Puzzle 2
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 4

ACROSS CLUES

2. Turns aircraft

3. Air passing over airfoil

4. A vertical control surface

6. Curved surface of an airfoil

10.Forward motion created

11.Lets aircraft fly

DOWN CLUES

1. The cabin of an aircraft

5. Resistance of motion

7. Controls up and down direction

8. Opposite of 2 across

9. Force holding us on earth

(Click here for the answers)

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Assembly of Model Plane*

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  1. Staple one end of a large straw
  2. Tape same end of straw
  3. Tape wings 4 cm from top
  4. Tape tail 2 cm from the bottom
  5. Wings and tail parallel
  6. Tape rudder to top of tail 

To Fly the Plane

  1. Put thin straw inside the large straw**
  2. Stand up straight; hold onto the thin straw; blow into it
  3. Try different moving parts 

* Each student should put his/her name on their airfoil.

**Each participant should exclusively retain their thin straw for health/sanitary considerations.

For further information contact:  

Susan Begg or

Pat (Patricia) Crocker
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