Days 13, 14 & 15 - Designing
My Own Plane Check out model airplanes: |
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Hobby Lobby International
This Web site is aimed at buyers but the pictures of model airplanes are great and can be used to inspire your students' creations. |
Big Jim's Radio Controlled
Aircraft Page http://www.novagate.com/~jmartin/hobbie.htm A great pastime for anyone with eyes and thumbs is building and flying radio controlled model aircraft. Big Jim flies Airplanes, Gliders, and Helicopters. Big Jim belongs to a club called Grand Valley Radio Control and they have one of the premier glider groups in the Midwest. If you would like to know more about this unique way to spend time and money then read on. Big Jim has included some links to other model aviation sites as well as information on the aircraft that he owns and flies. There are photos, and even a section with some answers to questions that he made up himself. |
Great Planes Airplanes http://www.greatplanes.com/airplanes/ View model planes classified by skill level and category of interest. Photos, descriptions and specifications are provided. This Web site is directed at buyers, but can be used as inspiration. |
Search Results http://www-expressnet.lycos.com/wguide/ Links to Web sites on model planes. |
Electric Sailplane http://www.hobby-lobby.com/skimmer.htm Description and photo provided. |
Study different
power sources for planes http://www.ul.bawue.de/IN/people/dox/solair/ Information and photos on a solar-powered plane. Included are project layout, weight optimization, propulsion, materials, and technical data. Note: Gather information on Electricity or battery-operated planes as well as the use of Pneumatics |
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