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Designed byRoger Storm, NASA Glenn Research CenterMaterials• One or two clean Styrofoam meat trays, at least 8.5 inches (21.5 centimeters) by 5.5 inches(14 centimeters), preferably white• 30 to 35 toothpicks• Low-temperature glue gun• Scissors• Hobby knife, razor utility knife, or single-edge razor blade (adult help here)• Cardboard or board to cut on• Ultrafine-tip black marker• Ruler• Emery board• Manila file folder• Small plastic toy army soldiers, about 2 inches (5 centimeters) tall (optional)General Instructions• Use scissors to cut out all three templates on the heavy lines of the 1900 Glider template (found inthe back of this book).• Do all hobby knife or razor blade cutting on the board or cardboard to protect your working surface.• The finished model is for display only; it is not meant to fly.Procedure1.Carefully trace the wing and elevator shapeson the inside of the Styrofoam tray as shown.Be sure the front edges of the wings go abouttwo-thirds of the way up the curved sides of thetray. Check the bottom of the tray and avoid anylogo found there. You may need two trays. Cutout the wings and elevator with the hobby knifeor scissors. Use the emery board to smooth thecut edges and sand off the pen lines.1.Learning to Fly: The Wright Brothers’ Adventure EG–2002–12–007–GRC41
2. Using the templates as a guide, mark the locationsof the rib lines on the tops and bottoms of thewing and elevator sections with the ultrafine-tipblack marker. Make two sets of marks, one oneach edge. Connect the marks to make the riblines. Make a rib template from a manila folderto draw the rib lines (so the end of the templatecan be bent to conform to the rounded shapeof the Styrofoam).2.3. Cut out the center of the lower wing only asshown by the dotted lines on that template.Cut a toothpick in half and sharpen the cutends. Dip the ends in glue and stick them inthe cut edges to join the lower wing halves,leaving a .6-inch (1.5-centimeter) gap betweenthe halves. (If the Styrofoam is thin, glue thetoothpicks to the underside of the winginstead.)3.Learning to Fly: The Wright Brothers’ Adventure42EG–2002–12–007–GRC
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Page 4 and 5: AcknowledgmentsWriters and Contribu
Page 6 and 7: NCTM National MathematicsStandardsA
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Page 10 and 11: Lilienthal was a great influence on
Page 12 and 13: The Wright Brothers were raised in
Page 16 and 17: Activity 1—Early AviationBefore y
Page 18 and 19: Having been appointed by the Societ
Page 20 and 21: Having visited the Wrights in Dayto
Page 22 and 23: Activity 5—Questions on the 1900
Page 24 and 25: You are involved with various activ
Page 26 and 27: Activity 9—Questions on the 1901
Page 28 and 29: Modern Wind TunnelsInlet diffuser o
Page 30 and 31: Activity 12—Operate the Wrights
Page 32 and 33: When the Society hears of the Wrigh
Page 34 and 35: Activity 15—Prices Then and NowTh
Page 36 and 37: He returns on December 11 and every
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Page 40 and 41: Questions1. Whose stick was the clo
Page 42 and 43: Activity 20—How To Launch the Fly
Page 44 and 45: You hear from your Dayton friends t
Page 50 and 51: 4. Make 12 spars by cutting toothpi
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Page 54 and 55: While trying to solve these new pro
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Page 58 and 59: 7. To make a skid, join two toothpi
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Page 72 and 73: 4. Using the templates as a guide,
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Page 78 and 79: 20. Glue the V-shaped braces to the
Page 80 and 81: 26. (Optional) You can make the fig
Page 82 and 83: Kite: A tethered glider that is lif
Page 84 and 85: Activity 3 answers1. From your trip
Page 86 and 87: Activity 9 answersThe report of the
Page 88 and 89: Activity 12 answersPart D.Students
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Page 92 and 93: Math challenge1. Your car can easil
Page 94 and 95: DescriptionStudents are to assume t
Page 96 and 97: Background informationThe students
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Activity 9: Questions on the 1901 G
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Background informationOrville and W
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Background informationWith each gli
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They also made the propellers turn
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ProceduresThe students draw the rop
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1901GliderBottom wingFront edge cur
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1902GliderRight wing (cut out two)L
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1903FlyerPropeller (cut out two)Pro
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