Test Pilot - Scouts

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Air Activities Staged Activity Badge scouts.org.uk/heathrow. The same forces that work on a commercial airliner also wor
Test Pilot The same forces that work on a commercial airliner also work on a paper plane, but instead of engines, your arm provides the thrust. YOU WILL NEED • Paper plane • Blue-tac • Paper clips • Tape measure ACTIVITY STEPS

1. Start by constructing your paper plane. 2. Throw your plane and measure the distance it travels. 3. Then increase the thrust of your plane and measure the distance it travels this time. Remember it is your arm providing the thrust so to increase the thrust you need to throw your plane with more energy. 4. Now add some weight to your plane. Use the blue-tac and paper clips to make your plane heavier. Throw your plane and measure the distance it travels. 5. Try experimenting by moving the blue-tac and paper clips to different positions along the length of the plane. What do you notice about how the extra weight affects the distance travelled by the plane? ct happens to hat awhat s twatch ceand r 6. Fold the trailing edge of one of the wings. Throwsayour plane o f e m e Th the flight path. cial airliner r e m m o c a , upon 7. Now try holding a flying contest. paper plane

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Air Activities Staged Activity Badge

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Flying Contest Ask Scouts to design a paper aeroplane to fly as far as possible or for as long as possible. YOU WILL NEED •P  aper plane (downloadable •L  arge open space •T  ape measure •H  ula hoop

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1. Mark a starting line on the ground for your Scouts to stand on and ask each them to throw their planes in the same direction. 2. Use a tape measure to record the furthest distance thrown in metres and centimetres, measuring from the starting line to the point where the plane first touches down - not to the final resting place if it slides. Other games you could try with your group •A  ‘longest flight’ competition, where the flights are timed using a stopwatch. •A  n accuracy contest to see who can get closest to a target six metres away

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hula hoop hanging from the ceiling. •T  rick flying around a corner. •S  tunt flying, see who can perform the most impressive piece of aerial acrobatics? This activity will help you meet the Air Activities Staged Activity Badge – stage 1 badge requirement: 1. Make an aircraft out of paper and see how well it flies. You could use a paper dart or a helicopter and drop it from a height.

Air Activities Staged Activity Badge

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