Information:

Construct an electric airplane to fly with and without cargo. Plane will be tethered to a power pole. Competition event held at GLM Museum’s Education Center.

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Links:

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Calculations

Date	TOPIC	Links	Assignment
3/10	balloon area of a rectanglular prism	http://www.videojug.com/webvideo/how-to-find-the-surface-area-of-a-rectangular-prism
3/17	balloon volume of a rectangular prism	http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-find-the-volume-of-a-rectangular-prism

Resources:

topic	link	NOTES
lesson on flight	http://www.scottsasha.com/aviation/plans/aerodynamics.html
Wright Bros	http://www.wright-brothers.org/
another Wright Bros	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wright/	good simulations
great links for flight	http://42explore.com/flight.htm
nasa designing planes	http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/background/tools/
aeronautics site	http://wings.avkids.com/
flight1 bernoulli's principle -	http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/princ1.htm http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/Experiment1.htm	this is excellent!
Paul Wiedorn's site !!!	http://mysite.verizon.net/paulwiedorn/fluids/aerostatics.htm
ballooning	http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/balloon1.htm
airplane math	http://www.planemath.com/
flight 100	http://www.flight100.org/index.cfm
flight howstuffworks	http://www.howstuffworks.com/airplane2.htm
LIFT resource	http://science.howstuffworks.com/airplane5.htm
main link page	http://42explore.com/flight.htm
download flight simulator	http://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads-file-1366-details.html	big program 238mb

Maryland Firsts:

Balloon Ascension in 1784
Aircraft Carrier (Civil War Balloons, 1860s)
Military Training Base (College Park)
Commuter Airline (Henson)

Era Chronology:

Pioneers
Lindberg boom in the 30s
WWII Expansion
Cold War
Present
Future--?

Maryland's Scope in Aerospace History:

Personalities
Company Histories
Private Airfields
Airline Operations
General Aviation
Flight Training
Sport Aviation
Public Service Aviation
Military Activities and Basing
NASA-Facilities, Developments

Products and Innovations:

Aircraft Product Chronologies
Missile and Spacecraft Developments
Thrust Reversers and Aerospace Systems
Vertical Launch Systems

Manufacturing:

Methods, Innovations
Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV)
Electronics in Aerospace
Research, Inventions and Spin-offs

People and Community:

Housing Expansion
Working Environment
Women in the Work Force (Rosies)
Sport Leagues and Activities
Social Life and Living Environment

Civil Impact:

Roads, Retailing and Education
Woman and African-American Aviators

Core Attractions:

Land and Seaplanes
Spacecraft and Missiles
Aviation and Space Science
Experimental Flight Test
Maryland from Above
Hands on Exhibits (Learning to Fly)
Educational Classroom Facilities
Oral Histories
Archives and Research
Event Facilities (Auditorium, Theatre)
Speaker Programs/Membership Events
Restaurant/Catering
Museum Shop
MD Aerospace Hall of Fame

Photos/Videos:

Cargo Airplane