TEAM NAME

TEAM LOGO

JOB ALLOCATIONDesign Engineer

Flight Test Coordinator

Marketing Manager

Chief Banker

Gliders: Planning

Role Titles and

Job DescriptionsDesign Engineer:

• The design engineer will be the lead engineer during the prototype design phase of the project. They will be responsible for ensuring that their team puts forward a number of different glider designs, as well as overseeing the selection of a final glider design. The final design should be agreed by all team members and will be the glider used during competition testing.

Flight Test Coordinator:

• The flight test coordinator will take on the management role of the team during competition testing. They will be responsible for fairly assigning tasks and responsibilities to all team members during competition testing. They will need to think about the different test stations involved in the competition and manage their team appropriately.

Marketing Manager:

• The marketing manager will be the lead designer in charge of advertising for the team. They will be responsible for ensuring that the team produces suitable display and advertising materials for use during the product pitch to the dragons. A creative presentation is just as important as having a successful product. Although all team member will take part in the sales pitch to the dragons, the marketing manager will have to coordinate the various ideas of the team to be delivered in the sales pitch. Quick thinking and fast talking may be necessary for this testing station if your product has flown like a lead balloon.

Chief Banker:

• The chief banker will be responsible for all monetary exchanges by the team. They will handle all cash and oversee any transactions made, ensuring that the final product design falls within budget. They may find that, as part of their role, they have to make sure that the team agrees on a balance between creative design and cost effectiveness.

Stages of making the horizontal

and vertical rockets:

1. Take one sheet of A4 (can be recycled) and roll around the white tube.

2. Use a glue stick after the first and last revolution.

3. Make sure the paper can move up and down the plastic tube. Leave it on the tube to avoid damage.

4. You will need a plastic nose cone to place over the top of the plastic tube. When doing this, make sure that the mould and the glue gun are both hot (use warm water for the mould). Make sure the hot glue comes out of the holes round the edge.

5. Make a number of fins – 2, 3, 4 or more out of cardboard, plastic material, foam or foam board. The size is up to you. Use strong glue or the hot glue gun at Christleton High to attach them to the A4 paper rocket.

6. Use a range of colours, sticky plastic, glitter glue, pictures, etc to decorate your rocket.

Stages of making the gliding time and aerobatic display

gliders:1. Mark the outline shapes on the balsa wood. Think about whether you

are making a framed or a glider style craft.

2. Using a craft knife or scroll saw, cut out the parts from the plan. Work carefully, taking multiple passes. The wood will cut or split easily along the grain and will be much more difficult to cut across the grain.

3. Sand the pieces into their final shape. Also sand an airfoil into the wing and the inner edge of each of the wings to an angle that will create "dihedral" when the two halves are glued together.

4. Assemble the plane and attach propeller. Pay special attention to the angle of the horizontal stabilizer relative to the angle of the wing (this is called wing incidence).

Testing:

• Balance the plane: Place a finger on the bottom of each wing half, roughly in the middle of the width of the wing. Balanced this way, the plane will tip toward the tail. Add weight on the nose of the plane until you achieve a level balance.

• Test fly the plane. Holding the plane at shoulder height, with the nose angled slightly downward, gently push the plane as you release it into the air. Don't throw it or toss it. The glider should fly fairly straight on a nice smooth, steady path.

• Trim for the perfect flight. If the plane dives out of your hand, remove some nose weight. If the plane flies sharply upward then stops (stalls) and flips downward into a dive, add more nose weight. If the plane veers sharply to the right or left, gently bend the back edge of the vertical stabilizer to compensate for the turn until the glider flies fairly straight.

Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in normal flight. Aerobatics are performed in airplanes and gliders for training, recreation, entertainment and sport.

Your task is to make necessary changes to your glider ,to make it perform different tricks.

This stage is difficult therefore team working skills are needed to problem solve.

Be creative……..

Can you make your glider flip or turn when hand launched from the stage in the hall?

Aerobatic Display

How many tricks can your glider do!?

Gliders: Planning

Dragon’s Den

Task:

At this point you have the

chance to sell your glider. You

have the opportunity to present

your groups glider design ideas

to a panel of three wealthy

school investors, the

"Dragons“.

Persuade the dragons that you

have the best fleet of gliders.

Students should present their

gliders, discussing their

design, costing, sales price

per unit / set, unique selling

point etc

Measurement:

Your group must pitch the

gilder to win over the

dragons….

The gilders overall

design- look ,appeal,

function, materials etc…

Unique Selling Points

Costing- material cost,

manufacture cost etc..

Teamwork

Gliders: Planning

Vertical Distance

Task:

Build a glider that will

be launched vertically

from a rocket launcher.

Measurement:

Use inclinometers to

measure the height

reached. Results will be

recorded on the

spreadsheet.

Gliders: Planning Horizontal Distance

Task:

Build a glider that will

be launched horizontally

from a rocket launcher.

Students will also have to

choose the best angle to

fire it at to get the

optimum elevation to

achieve the longest

distance.

Measurement:

Use a meter wheel thing to

measure the distance.

Gliders: Planning

Gliding Time

Task:

Build a glider that will

be hand launched using the

propeller from the stage

in the hall.

Measurement:

Measure the gliding time

in the air.

Gliders: Planning Aerobatic Display

Task:

Make changes to you

‘gliding time’ glider to

make it produce tricks,

flips or turns when hand

launched from the stage in

the hall.

Measurement:

All areas will be scored

out of 25 (5 for each

area), the glider will be

judged on:

•Complexity of the

trick

•Performance of the

trick

•Consistency of the

trick

•Build quality

•Teamwork

Gliders: CostingYou have a budget of £10.00

Spend it wisely!

Shop stock:Essentials:

nose cone (2 needed) £0.75

propeller kit £1.50

Glider materials:

A3 paper £0.50

A4 corrugated cardboard sheet £1.00

A4 styrofoam sheet £1.00

A4 tissue paper £0.30

drawing pin £0.10

paper clip £0.10

elastic band £0.10

sellotape 1m £0.25

Balsa for glider frames:

150mm X 75mm balsa sheet thin £0.48

450mm X 75mm balsa sheet thin £1.44

300mm X 75mm balsa sheet thin £0.96

230mm X 100mm balsa sheet thin £0.92

230mm x 75mm balsa sheet thin £0.74

230mm x 75mm balsa sheet thick £1.10

150mm X 5mm X 5mm baton £0.80

230mm X 5mm X 5mm baton £1.20

300mm X 5mm X 5mm baton £1.80

450mm X 5mm X 5mm baton £2.20

230mm X 10mm X 10mm baton £1.40

 Workshop time:

glue gun (5 mins) £0.50

scroll saw (10 mins) £1.00

craft knife (10 mins) £0.75

Team checklistWhen you think you have finished,

please complete the checklist carefully.

Good luck!

Plan for the day

Morning Session

Location Activity Afternoon Session

8.45 Hall Register 12.40

8.50 -10.00 Hall Intro + design and make

12.45 – 1.55

10.00-10.20

BREAK

NO BREAK

10.20 –11.20

Junior YardTennis courtsHallHallRoom 6

Testing Stations: (Max: 10 mins each)

Vertical DistanceHorizontal DistanceGliding TimeAerobatic DisplayDragons’ Den

1.55 - 2.55

11.20 Hall Return to Hall for plenary/tidyPresentation of prizes

2.55

11.50 Lunch/Home End of session 3.25

Order of testing stations:

Teams:

1st Test 2nd Test 3rd Test 4th Test 5th Test

B52 Vertical

DistanceHorizontal Distance

Gliding Time

Aerobatic Display

Dragon’s Den

Spitfire

Dragon’s Den

Vertical Distance

Horizontal Distance

Gliding Time

Aerobatic Display

Concorde

Aerobatic Display

Dragon’s Den

Vertical Distance

Horizontal Distance

Gliding Time

Boeing

Gliding Time

Aerobatic Display

Dragon’s Den

Vertical Distance

Horizontal Distance

Airbus

Horizontal Distance

Gliding Time

Aerobatic Display

Dragon’s Den

Vertical Distance

Team scores:

Testing station: Measurement:

Vertical Distance degrees

Horizontal distance metres

Gliding time seconds

Aerobatic display /25

Dragon's den /25