Transportation Technology Engineering Journal

1. Transportation TechnologyEngineering Journal Mr. Walach Fall 2012

2. Table of contents • What types of things do you enjoy doing and what type of career are you interested in? • Explain the forces that act on an airplane and why a plane stays in the air. • State the design problem and constraints for the aviation design project. • Brainstorming and thumbnail sketches for aircraft design. • Detailed developed sketch of best aircraft design. • Aviation Vocabulary • Airplane build progress • Airplane completion • Reflect on the rocket launches from last class. Describe two things that you learned from watching/participating in the launches. How will you use this information when building/redesigning your rocket?

3. What types of things do you enjoy doing and what type of career are you interested in? I enjoy designing and building things. I like to build things out of wood and have a small workshop in my garage. I have built several pieces of furniture for my house, as well as cutting boards, trivets and even toys. I like being outdoors and exploring nature. I have a garden and raise six hens for eggs. I have always loved airplanes and am interested in almost anything that can fly. I would like to one day earn my private pilot license and own my own airplane. I would like to explore the United States by flying my own plane between small airports. 104 words Table of contents

4. Explain the forces that act on an airplane and why a plane stays in the air. Table of contents

5. State the design problem and constraints for the aviation design project. Table of contents

6. Brainstorming and thumbnail sketches for aircraft design.9/7/2012 Table of contents

7. Detailed developed sketch of best aircraft design.9/7/2012 Table of contents

8. Aviation Vocabulary • AGL – Above Ground Level (Altitude) • MSL – Mean Sea Level (Altitude) • Squawk-Set transponder frequency • VFR –Visual Flight Rules • ATC-Air Traffic Control • Transponder-Supplies ATC with altitude, speed, and heading information. • IFR-Instrument Flight Rules • METAR - Weather report in simple text form • Roll, Pitch, Yaw- (Axes of motion) • Roll –Ailerons-stick side to side • Pitch –elevator-stick forward and back • Yaw- rudder- foot pedals • Airspace • Class A – above 18,000 feet up to 60,000 feet • Class B - busiest airports (Boston) towered • Class C – slightly less busy (Providence) towered • Class D – small amount of traffic (Quonset Point) towered • Class E – everything else including non-towered airports (Westerly) • Class G – uncontrolled • Runway numbers –compass heading on approach Table of contents

9. Airplane build progress • Insert a picture of your airplane and describe any problems you are having or changes you have made to your design. Table of contents

10. Airplane completion Insert a picture of your completed airplane and write a reflection (use another slide if you like) of this project that addresses the following questions: • What design problems or challenges did you have? • What changes did you need to make in order to get your plane to fly/fly better? • What did you learn about airplanes that you did not know before this project? • If you were to design a new plane, what might you do differently? • What do you like best about your design? Table of contents

11. Reflect on the rocket launches from last class. Describe two things that you learned from watching/participating in the launches. How will you use this information when building/redesigning your rocket?