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Wing Area Effects Activity
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If so instructed by your teacher, print out a worksheet
page for these problems.
To answer the
questions in this activity you will need to launch the application
FoilSim.
Also open the slide called Size Effects
(with text) and read the explanation on how size affects lift.
- Open FoilSim and
set initial conditions as follows:
Airspeed = 100 km/h, Altitude = 5000 m, Angle = 1 deg. , Thickness =
12.5, Camber = 12.5, Area = 10 sq. m. What is the Lift? ____________
- Change the area
as shown in the following table and record the associated lift for each
area to complete the table.
Wing
Area
(sq. m)
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Lift
(Newtons)
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10
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20
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30
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40
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50
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60
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80
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Table 1
- Construct a graph
of Wing Area's effect on Lift with an Independent Variable (X) of Wing
Area and a Dependent Variable (Y) of Lift. Label each axis correctly
to include units.
- Interpolate the
lift for a wing area of 70 sq. m.
What is the lift?
_________________
- Extrapolate the
lift for a wing area of 100 sq. m.
What is the lift?
_________________
- What is the shape
of the curve formed by this relationship? _________________
- Write the equation
for this relationship.
- Based on the relationship
between lift and area of a wing, how would you increase the lift on
a wing?
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Related Pages:
Standards
Worksheet
Lesson Index
Aerodynamics Index
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