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1 Balsa Glider Competition
Presentation Name Course Name Unit # – Lesson #.# – Lesson Name Balsa Glider Competition Small Gym

2 THIS DAY IN AVIATION February 2
1918 — The first operational squadrons of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) are formed in France.

3 THIS DAY IN AVIATION February 2
1954 — Japan Air Lines inaugurates its first international service: a twice-weekly route to San Francisco.

4 THIS DAY IN AVIATION February 2
1989 — People Express flies its last service from Newark, New Jersey, to New York; it has been taken over by Continental Airlines.

5 Questions / Comments

6 January/February 2018 Quiz Test Curtiss Vin Fiz Progress Rpts Due
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Welcome to Aviation 9 Parts of an Aircraft Forces of Flight 10 Flight Control Surfaces Syllabus Due 11 Aircraft Review 12 Flight Line Friday Quiz 13 14 15 HOLIDAY 16 Quiz Review Chapter 1 Intro 17 Developing the Airplane 18 Wright Brothers 19 Test 20 21 22 Chapter 2 Development of Aviation in U.S. 23 Curtiss 24 Vin Fiz Progress Rpts Due 25 Progress in Europe 26 QUIZ Progress Rpts Sent Home 27 28 29 AERY Software Balsa Glider Construction 30 31  1 2  Glider Challenge 3 

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8 Balsa Glider Competition
Presentation Name Course Name Unit # – Lesson #.# – Lesson Name Balsa Glider Competition Small Gym

9 10 Pts 7 Pts 7 Pts 30 feet 5 Pts 5 Pts 0 Pts 0 Pts 50 feet

10 Glider Competition Rules Distance and Accuracy (straight Flight)
Must Use Catapult Must wear glasses 3 Practice Flights 3 Competition Flights Flights are scored on Distance and Stability Flights are marked on where they first make contact with ground or wall

11 Glider Competition Distance and Accuracy (straight Flight) Rules
Ex. Flight is 45 feet and lands within 7 pt area Scored 45 – 7 Longest flight of day gets 10 points and steps down to last flight Accuracy is graded on face value (7 points = 7 points) Combined flight gets total points Winner is declared based on total points (distance /accuracy)

12 Glider Competition Distance and Accuracy (straight Flight)
Materials Required: Tape Measure Painters Tape Recording Log with Pencil/Pen Ladder Glider Catapults Safety Glasses Glider Maint. Toolbox Glue Balsa Plumbers Putty Knives Rubber Bands Ruler Pencils

13 Aery Glider Worksheet Balsa Construction Worksheet Conclusion Questions

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