Flight 1- raised elevators
Flight 2- equalized elevators
Flight 3 - equalized elevators and threw less powerful
Flight 2- equalized elevators
Flight 3 - equalized elevators and threw less powerful
VIDEO OF MY FLIGHT: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5qoB4MZGT7saXBfUFZaa3JWbjg
I was not able to reach 50 feet.
COnclusion Questions
1. Explain differences between your glider's performance through flight testing that was unexpected bases on the AERY software predicted flight characteristics. Well one major difference was the part that said that both gliders would fly. The glider I built would not fly, which was very unexpected since I thought I had built my glider pretty well. It was not too heavy. but I don't believe I got the right angle of attack on the wings, because my plane would start to ascend, then rapidly descend, even when I added elevators.
2. Based on the entire flight test data, from every group, explain conclusion that you can make about optimal glider designs for long distance flight. One conclusion I can make is that the dimensions of the glider have to be very precise. If some of the angles/dimensions on the glider aren't proportionate to the others, the glider will not fly with its maximum potential.
2. Based on the entire flight test data, from every group, explain conclusion that you can make about optimal glider designs for long distance flight. One conclusion I can make is that the dimensions of the glider have to be very precise. If some of the angles/dimensions on the glider aren't proportionate to the others, the glider will not fly with its maximum potential.