Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Homework

1. My first plane was very boring, so I decided to make it look cooler, so I put two wings, instead of the normal one. I also put more vertical stabilizers in the plane, I put 3 instead of one. My first plane went 6.8 meters, but my second one went 6.5 meters. I was surprised, because my second one had a lot of drag, so I thought it would go about 4 meters.
2. Observation- The plane was not really going that straight, and kept hitting walls. Question- I wonder if the plane will go straighter if I put more vertical stabilizers? Hypothesis- The vertical stabilizers, and the extra wing will make the plane go straighter. Experiment- The plane ended up going very straight, and ended up going 6.5 meters far! The second longest. Conclusion- A plane with more vertical stabilizers, and an extra wing makes the plane go straighter, but puts more drag on the plane, so it doesn't go that fast.

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