Help me give my students materials to create airfoils for our aviation windtunnel experiments.
$374 goal
This project expired on September 19, 2025.
This project expired on September 19, 2025.
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Students in our STEM Aviation Course will be building and testing airfoils (wing shapes) to determine the best shapes for achieving the dream of flight. The students will have been learning about the Wright brothers and their decision to measure the lift and drag on their various airfoils using a simple wind tunnel. In the early 1900s, the Wright brothers realized their gliders were only producing a fraction of the lift predicted by Otto Lilienthal’s previous experiments. They decided to do their own aerodynamic research in order to produce more accurate lift data. They built airfoils, tested them, identified areas for improvement, and then re-tested the designs. They were the first to use this process to systematically test their theories and design their gliders and airplanes.
Following in the footsteps of the Wright Brothers, students in the STEM Aviation Course will create a wind tunnel and then test wing shapes in order to identify the characteristics they need to achieve their dreams of flight.
The safety cutters and the foam will help them to create two pre-made designs and then branch out into their own designs. They will be following the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices as well as preparing for future career and amateur aviation licensing.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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30 students impacted
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