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  • Primary School - Grades K, 1, 2, 3
    R=Reference/Experiment   S=Sample Project
    How to build the best paper airplane in the world R
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    Elementary School - Grades 4, 5, 6
    R=Reference/Experiment   S=Sample Project
    Make a simple sled kite to use in a series of experiments to test different variables important for flight. R
    Demonstrate that a coaxial contra-rotating proprotor can outperform a single proprotor used on current rotor aircraft today. R
    Test if using biomimicry can improve the design of a very simple aircraft, the whirlybird. R
    Research the science of kites and build and fly your own. R
    Investigate the history and physical properties of the Spruce Goose R S
    Physics of airplanes including a brief history of flight. R R S
    Which plane from four designs flies the best S R
    Experiment how far paper airplanes go depending on shape, size and weight. S R
    Determine how an airplane propeller’s angle of pitch affects thrust. S R
    How gear combinations affect the revolutions of the rotor blade of a helicopter S

    Wing and Winglet Science Fair Projects and Experiments
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    Middle School - Grades 7, 8, 9
    R=Reference/Experiment   S=Sample Project
    Compare the noise level generated by commercial airplanes during take-off and landing. R
    Determine which of the six horizontal stabilizers (triangular, rectangle, trapezoid, curved, M-shaped and V-shaped) will be most effective? R
    which propeller was the most efficient for my remote control airplane R
    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. R
    Measure the change in flight characteristics of gliders resulting from changes in glider design. R
    Build your own wind tunnel and demonstrate Bernoulli’s Principle R R R
    Research the science of kites and build and fly your own. R
    Investigate G-suits history and technology R
    Determine how much lift a rotating cylinder generates when compared to an airplane propeller and a helicopter blade. R R
    Optimizing the Blade Camber of a Free-Falling Rotor R R
    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. R R
    Determine if adding weight and moving it along the fuselage will change an airplane's flight distance and stall height. R R
    What Is the Best Nozzle Angle for My Airplane? R
    Determine the effects of aft weight and nose weight (center of gravity) on paper airplanes. R
    Test The Importance of Angle of Attack to Flight R R
    Wing and Winglet Science Fair Projects and Experiments
    Aviation & Aerodynamics Science Fair Projects and Experiments
    Rocket Science Fair Projects and Experiments
    Arrows & Projectiles Science Fair Projects and Experiments
    High School - Grades 10, 11, 12
    R=Reference/Experiment   S=Sample Project
    Investigate how changes in chord length affect the efficiency of propellers. R
    Low Aspect Ratio Rotor Blades for Application to Helicopter Noise Reduction R R R
    Experiment with Biefield-Brown Lifters R S
    Test what affect the varying atmospheric temperatures have on circuit breakers used in modern flight. R
    How Does the Camber of an Airfoil Affect the Lift-to-Drag-Ratio? R R R
    Investigate the science of aviation and flight S
    Follow in the steps of Wright Brothers and repeat their experiments with kites R
    Analyse of the Effects of Varying Aspect Ratios on a Toy Glider's Flight R R
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