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Middle School
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7,
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9
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Determine if winglets on an airplane improved stability.
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How to Chart and Reduce Wingtip Vortices
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Which Wing Design Creates the Greatest Lift?
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Measure the effects on flight performance when winglets are added to a paper airplane design.
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The effect of length-to-wing span ratio on a paper airplane's ability to fly long distances.
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Which aerodynamic fuselage and wing design creates the least amount of drag.
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Determine if toy airplanes would be able to create lift in a wind tunnel using their wing (airfoil) designs.
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Determine how different wings and their surfaces affected their efficiency.
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Airplane Science Fair Projects and Experiments
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High School
- Grades
10,
11,
12
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Comparison of Fanwing Configuration Efficiency
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Efficient Low-Cost Wind Energy Flow over a Wing Using Passive Circulation Control
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Variable Geometry Wing Analysis on a Model Airplane
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Measure the changes in airfoil performance when winglets are added to the airfoil.
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Observe if there are any effects of winglets on a low aspect ratio wing, particularly dealing with wingtip vortices.
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Which design and set up of vortex generators allows for the greatest angle of attack at a low air speed velocity before a wing stall occurs.
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Investigate the possible application of airfoil wing shapes to hydrofoil craft to reduce drag when in the water.
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At What Angle Is the Lift of a Wing Maximized?
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Airplane Science Fair Projects and Experiments
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Useful Links
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Aviation Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Safety Resources
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Engineering Science Fair Books
    
    
    
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