NAME_________________________________ CLASS____________________ DATE____________
Along with this worksheet, a report is to be submitted (written or presented). Use information gathered on this worksheet to help prepare the report.
Explain the information that you gathered. State its relevance to the parameters you will be setting on your wing designs.
Angle of model on bicycle (angle to horizontal): ______
Record your observations during the bicycle's movement.
Trial One with 25 grams - distance traveled: _____ time taken: _____Trial Two with 50 grams - distance traveled: _____ time taken: _____
Trial Three with 75 grams - distance traveled: _____ time taken: _____
Calculate the speed of each trial: Trail One: _____ Trial Two: _____ Trial Three: _____
Elevation found on FoilSim for:
Trial One: _____Trial Two: _____
Trial Three: _____
Calculate the average elevation of the three trials: ______
In your report, compare the average elevation you calculated to your actual elevation. (You can look up information on the Internet.) Using the error analysis methods we have discussed, calculate the error involved and the reasons for this error.