Experiment

The distance travelled by paper planes in relation to plane design and wind speed

Hypothesis: The dart with the help of the highest wind speed will travel the furthest.

Aim: To experiment how far paper planes will travel when differently constructed and flown in different wind speed environments.


Materials:

• sheets of paper



• metal screw-on hooks



• elastic band

Equipment:

• Speed-o-meter



• ruler



• measuring tape

Method:

1. Screw the screw-on hooks into two parralel poles.



2. Connect one side of the elastic band to each of the two hooks.



3. Construct each plane according to the instructions. ( The rapier - www.paperairplanes.co.uk/rapier.php , the dart - www.paperairplanes.co.uk/peteplan.php , the dragon plane - www.paperairplanes.co.uk/dragon.php , the flying fish - www.paperairplanes.co.uk/fish.php


4. Draw a starting line on the ground.


5. Measure the wind speed with the wind speed-o-meter.


6. Insert the paper plane into the elastic bad device and pull it exacting 10 cm back, measuring with the ruler.


7. Let go of the paper aeroplane.


8. Measure the distance covered by the plane with the measuring tape.


9. Repeat the experiment with the same plane twice more.


10. Repeat the experiment with the other paper aeroplanes.


11. Make sure that the wind speed is recorded before every throw.


12. Record the results of the experiment.


13. Undo the screw-on hooks from the poles and pack every up.

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