Glide ‘n’ flyGlide ‘n’ fly

Samaria WaiteSamaria WaiteKevia MosleyKevia Mosley

Courtney Sawyers Courtney Sawyers

Our target is 9,10,11 Our target is 9,10,11 and 12 year oldsand 12 year oldsandand both boys both boys and girls and girls

Our target wants……Our target wants……

a glider that does a glider that does stunts and stays in the airstunts and stays in the air at a long period of time at a long period of time that they can that they can design by themselves that design by themselves that looks like a bird orlooks like a bird or some thing crazy some thing crazy

The first glider we made we The first glider we made we learned about learned about how wing span can help how wing span can help the way it fliesthe way it flies by a lot and that different by a lot and that different things cause things cause different effects (cause and different effects (cause and effect)effect)

how…how…11stst- cut out a 17 by 2.5 inches rectangle- cut out a 17 by 2.5 inches rectangle

22ndnd-cut out two 3 by 2.75 rectangle-cut out two 3 by 2.75 rectangle33rdrd-cut out a 3 by 1.5 rectangle-cut out a 3 by 1.5 rectangle

44thth-now get 6 grams of clay on the tip of the balsa -now get 6 grams of clay on the tip of the balsa wood and make the clay pointywood and make the clay pointy

55thth-one at a time cut the edge of each rectangle of -one at a time cut the edge of each rectangle of to an trapezoid lookto an trapezoid look

66thth-use to rubber bands to put the biggest rectangle -use to rubber bands to put the biggest rectangle shape and put it 2.8 inches away from the clay tipshape and put it 2.8 inches away from the clay tip77thth-put the two rectangles that are the same size -put the two rectangles that are the same size

together and put it 2 inches away from, the back together and put it 2 inches away from, the back now the last rectangle, put it 1 inch away from the now the last rectangle, put it 1 inch away from the

two you just put on the balsa wood two you just put on the balsa wood

88thth-now make sure everything is right -now make sure everything is right and tightand tight

how to make it glide and flyhow to make it glide and flyto make fly straight hold your hand to your to make fly straight hold your hand to your

side and make a side and make a right angleright angle

and pull back and go forward and pull back and go forward

to make do stuntto make do stunts go straights go straight

for ward and move the the rudder left or for ward and move the the rudder left or righrigh

t depending on which wayt depending on which way you want in to go you want in to go

More gram = distanceMore gram = distance

The finished productThe finished product

Our prototype after Our prototype after painting:painting: