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Elementary School - Grades 4-6
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Test if using biomimicry can improve the design of a very simple aircraft, the whirlybird.
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Research the science of kites and build and fly your own.
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Investigate the history and physical properties of the Spruce Goose
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Physics of airplanes including a brief history of flight.
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Which plane from four designs flies the best
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Which plane wing shape of five is the most aerodynamic.
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Experiment how far airplanes go depending on shape, size and weight.
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Determine how an airplane propeller’s angle of pitch affects thrust.
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How gear combinations affect the revolutions of the rotor blade of a helicopter
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The effect of different designs of plane fuselage, nose, tail and wings on aerodynamic drag
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Rocket Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Arrows & Projectiles Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Aviation & Aerodynamics Science Fair Projects and Experiments
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Middle School - Grades 7-9
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Which Wing Design Creates the Greatest Lift?
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Determine the effect of changing the bridle point—the point where the kite string, or control line, attaches to the bridle—on the kite's flying height, while keeping the length of control line constant.
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Measure the effects on flight performance when winglets are added to a paper airplane design.
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Measure the change in flight characteristics of gliders resulting from changes in glider design.
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Build your own wind tunnel and demonstrate Bernoulli’s Principle
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Research the science of kites and build and fly your own.
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Investigate G-suits history and technology
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Determine how much lift a rotating cylinder generates when compared to an airplane propeller and a helicopter blade.
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Optimizing the Blade Camber of a Free-Falling Rotor
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Show that by increasing the pitch of a propeller it will generate more thrust, while at the same time less RPM, and draw more power.
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Determine if adding weight and moving it along the fuselage will change an airplane's flight distance and stall height.
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What Is the Best Nozzle Angle for My Airplane?
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The effect of length-to-wing span ratio on a paper airplane's ability to fly long distances.
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Which aerodynamic fuselage and wing design creates the least amount of drag.
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Determine if toy airplanes would be able to create lift in a wind tunnel using their wing (airfoil) designs.
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Determine the effects of aft weight and nose weight (center of gravity) on paper airplanes.
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Test The Importance of Angle of Attack to Flight
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Determine how different wings and their surfaces affected their efficiency.
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Rocket Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Arrows & Projectiles Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Aviation & Aerodynamics Science Fair Projects and Experiments
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High School - Grades 10-12
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Measure the changes in airfoil performance when winglets are added to the airfoil.
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Investigate how changes in chord length affect the efficiency of propellers.
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Low Aspect Ratio Rotor Blades for Application to Helicopter Noise Reduction
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Experiment with Biefield-Brown Lifters
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Test what affect the varying atmospheric temperatures have on circuit breakers used in modern flight.
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How Does the Camber of an Airfoil Affect the Lift-to-Drag-Ratio?
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Observe if there are any effects of winglets on a low aspect ratio wing, particularly dealing with wingtip vortices.
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Which design and set up of vortex generators allows for the greatest angle of attack at a low air speed velocity before a wing stall occurs.
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Investigate the science of aviation and flight
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Follow in the steps of Wright Brothers and repeat their experiments with kites
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Investigate the possible application of airfoil wing shapes to hydrofoil craft to reduce drag when in the water.
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Analyse of the Effects of Varying Aspect Ratios on a Toy Glider's Flight
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At What Angle Is the Lift of a Wing Maximized?
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Rocket Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Arrows & Projectiles Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Aviation & Aerodynamics Science Fair Projects and Experiments
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Useful Links
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Aviation Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Safety Resources
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Engineering Science Fair Books
    
    
    
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