GLIDER CHALLENGE: DELIVERABLES

MY COMPLETED

GLIDER DESIGN

DESIGN PHASE

1) The Challenge:

• Create a glider that will stay flying for the longest time and distance.

2) Brain-Storming Solutions:

• The Rules of Brainstorming

- Encourage wild seeming unrealistic ideas
- Don’t judge others’ ideas
- Build on ideas put forward by others
- Every group member and every idea has equal worth
- Get as many ideas as possible

• Ideas

- Use either of the 2 DaVinci models below
- Create a normal toy shaped glider
- Our other ideas came with testing [show on 4 quadrant feedback]

• 2 Brain Storm Ideas:

3) Specify:

• Criteria - Make the largest possible glider that will fly the longest and furthest.
• Constraints - Materials: paper, tape, glue, 1 big stick, 6 smaller support sticks.

4) Develop Solutions:

• CAD Models

TEST PHASE: TEST YOUR PROTOTYPE!

1) Adjustments Made:

• Reduced wing depth
• Increase wing length
• Made a tail for more air resistance

DaVinci Design

2) 4 Quadrant Feedback:

GLIDER CHALLENGE RESULTS

• Our glider performed well considering the harsh wind conditions. On the first flight for distance our plane actually gained altitude.

• If I were to compete again, I would change the competition location to the theater, so there would be little wind variables.