Paper Airplanes Just a Thought

[aeastet]

They might be annoying but here is why I think FIRST lets this happen at championships. It is science and creativity all in one.

http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories...-airplane-guy/

Just a thought.

[Carolyn_Grace]

[ATannahill]

I remember taking an aerospace engineering class in high school and building planes from wood and launching them down the hallway*, it was a great experience and I hope more people get to do it. But that experience came after classroom learning, we studied how the wings of a plane interact with the air and how that is effected by the shape of the wing. We also did not do it while sitting in a speech by the principal to the entire school.

*Fun fact, the best distance was achieved by a plane that was just a stick of glue destined for a glue gun.

[BMiller2559]

Of course, it is so obvious, Steamworks end game flying object - Bot will have to launch paper airplane of team's creation from far end of field back to driver's station. Genius!

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by Carolyn_Grace

oh the equinity!

[Bryce Clegg]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

I remember taking an aerospace engineering class in high school and building planes from wood and launching them down the hallway*, it was a great experience and I hope more people get to do it. But that experience came after classroom learning, we studied how the wings of a plane interact with the air and how that is effected by the shape of the wing. We also did not do it while sitting in a speech by the principal to the entire school.

*Fun fact, the best distance was achieved by a plane that was just a stick of glue destined for a glue gun.

I am taking Aerospace Engineering this year in high school, it is so much fun and a great learning experience. We just finished up our planes made of wood

[Poseidon5817]

Originally Posted by Bryce Clegg

I am taking Aerospace Engineering this year in high school, it is so much fun and a great learning experience. We just finished up our planes made of wood

Over here being jealous of the high schools with Aerospace Engineering classes.

[Cothron Theiss]

Originally Posted by BMiller2559

Of course, it is so obvious, Steamworks end game flying object - Bot will have to launch paper airplane of team's creation from far end of field back to driver's station. Genius!

Steam powered paper airplanes? Sounds perfectly feasible to me.

Originally Posted by Poseidon5817

Over here being jealous of the high schools with Aerospace Engineering classes.

Saaaaame.

[jajabinx124]

Originally Posted by Poseidon5817

Over here being jealous of the high schools with Aerospace Engineering classes.

Yep, same..

[MeGuttieri]

I'm glad that the culture is changing for them to stop. There is a point where it is just rude.

[techhelpbb]

FIRST should just put the audience in a big net.
Fix all the projectiles, paper and frisbee .