Baseball
Applet: (39KB) In the Baseball
Lessons, students learn more about aerodynamics by controlling conditions of
a baseball pitch, including altitude(location), speed of pitch, and spin of
pitch. The Baseball Applet has the ability to specify atmospheric conditions
for the baseball game.
FoilSim
II Applet: (80KB)
FoilSim II includes a stall model for the airfoil and a model of the Martian
atmosphere for lift comparisons. Interactive lessons that accompany the package
prompt students to engage in problem solving and discovery. They include:
- Factors That Affect
Lift
- How Lift Changes
- Flow Field Details
- The Lift Coefficient
EngineSim
Applet: ( 455KB) EngineSim is a simulator
that models the design and testing of jet engines and the effects of engine
type on aircraft speed and range. The program works in two modes: Design Mode
or Tunnel Test Mode. In the Design Mode, you can change design variables including
the flight conditions, the engine size, the inlet performance, the turbo machinery
compressor and turbine performance, the combustors or burner performance, or
the nozzle performance. For a turbofan engine design you can also vary the fan
performance and the bypass ratio. When you have a design that you like, you
can switch to the Tunnel Test Mode, where you can vary only the flight conditions
(airspeed, altitude, and throttle setting).
Range
Applet: (487KB)
This program uses jet engines to present a variety of math and physics problems.
EngineSim includes a "Play Mode," in which nothing is recorded; a "Learn Mode,"
in which you will get several tries at determining the correct answer; and an
"Exam Mode," where you get once chance and your answer is recorded for your
teacher.
Rate and force problems
of different levels of difficulty are included. These are targeted for the
high school student. The rate problems deal with how far and how long an airplane
can fly on a given amount of fuel. The force problems deal with Newton's laws
of motion on takeoff. Graphical feedback is given for each answer choice.
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