Assembling the Swift Plane - Sonoma State University

Assembling the SwiftPlaneWeight HoleFold all tabs outward1Tools:• Scissors: to cut out the parts• Blade/knife: to cut out weight hole• Ruler: to fold the tabs and make creases• Glue: to glue the parts• 1 Dime: to add weight to the planeRoughly cut out each part. Go back andtrim each part carefully. You may want towrite the part number on the back aftercutting them out.FuselageFig.12 Cut out the weight hole on each part.34Fold all tabs outward (you may usethe ruler to help).Glue 1 through 5 together in theorder indicated below (Fig.1):1 and 21+2 and 31+2+3 and 41+2+3+4 and 5 = FuselageMain Wing BackingMain WingFig.2Front roundededge5Align and glue the main wing backing(6) under the main wing (7)(Fig.2).Check all edges while gluing. Theyshould snugly fit together.6Glue 6+7 to the fuselage (Fig.3). Alignthe front rounded edge of the wingassembly to the edge of the fuselagetabs, near the front (Swift’s head). Usethe line on the wing backing to alignthe fuselage with the wing assembly.Fig.3Swift Plane AssembledTurn page over for finishing touches, and flying instructions.

1Getting Ready to FlyA. The back edges of the mainwing should be turned upslightly, so they are equal onboth sides.Wing angle- Side View3Flight Troubleshooting - Quick guideback edgesFront ViewB. Then, bend the tip of the wings upwardto approximately 45 degrees at the linewhere the wing backing ends.Front View2C. Place a dime through the weight hole.How to Fly Your Swift PlaneHold the planeso it balances onyour fingersThrow the plane verygently forward ...... aiming horizontally orslightly downward.The Swift Plane is based on a paper plane model from the “WhiteWings Assembly Kit” by Yasuaki Ninomiyaand is used by permission – Check out this site for more tips on how to make your plane perform even betterhttp://www.whitewings.comAbout Swift:Swift is a NASA Explorer mission thatwas launched November 20, 2004 tostudy gamma-ray bursts.Gamma-ray bursts are huge explosionslocated in distant galaxies, but theircause remains one of the greatest mysteriesin astronomy. Swift is designedto detect the bursts and autonomouslypoint sensitive telescopes at their positionsto observe the fading optical, ultraviolet,and X-ray afterglows.Named after a bird that catches its prey“on the fly,” the Swift satellite can veryrapidly – usually in under a minute– swing around and aim its telescopesat a gamma-ray burst.Swift’s scientific goals are to determinethe origin of the bursts and to use themto probe the distant universe.Swift is a NASA mission that was builtand is operated by an international collaboration.Countries with major contributionsare the US, Italy and the UK.http://swift.sonoma.eduEducational Product developed by Aurore SimonnetNASA Education and Public Outreach GroupSonoma State Universityhttp://epo.sonoma.edu