Ever since time immemorial there is one thing that has captured the attention of man – The desire to fly and to make things that fly. Simplifly is a tailor made 1-day hands-on workshop to explore the fun and joy of building things that fly. Come explore and learn Aeromodelling, Buld a variety of Gliders and Take away your planes.
Duration : 1-Day
Dates: 31st January 2010(Chennai) 7th Feb 2010(Madurai)
Fees: 1650/-(Chennai) 1750/-(Madurai) [fees for a team of 2 ( *includes a Kit)]
Take Away Kit Contents – 2 Kits / 5 Planes
1×60cm Balsa Glider (Chuck & Catapult)
Session 1 – 09.00 – 09.45 hrs
Introduction to Aeromodelling
Discuss Goals of Workshop
A brief introduction about modelling Aeroplanes -Static and Flying models
Explore different categories – Free Flight, Powered Free Flight, Control Line and Radio-Control Flying
Materials in Aeromodelling
Session 2 – 09.45 – 11.00 hrs
Getting your Hands Dirty
Construction of the 40cm Balsa Glider from the Pre-cut KIT
Flying the 40cm Balsa Glider
Experimenting with the different Wing Configurations & Learning
Session 3 – 11.00 – 11.45 hrs
An Introduction to Flight
What Makes Planes Fly?
Overview of Flight Control Surfaces
The Four Basic Forces of Flight
Basic Terminologies
How Planes can Maneuver
Session 4 – 11.45 – 12.30 hrs
An Introduction to Gliders
What are Gliders? How do they Glide?
Understanding the Wing and its Importance
Types of Wing Construction
Basic Glider Design – What goes where?
12.30 -13.30 hrs – Lunch
Session 5 – 13.30 – 14.00 hrs
Design a Glider within given Constraints & Guidelines
Discuss the Designs
Session 6 - 14.00 – 17.00 hrs
Construction of the 60cm Balsa Plane
Cutting Techniques for Balsa
Cutting the Design from Balsa
Sanding & Smoothing Techniques
Sanding & Smoothing the Cut Balsa Designs
Putting it all together
Discuss concepts of Balance and Center of Gravity affecting Flight
Discuss techniques to Chuck
Flying the Gliders – Chuck & Catapult Launch
To know more, feel free to send us an email to info@simplelabs.co.in or
call us on 044-23712636 / 94451 52257 or visit us www.simplelabs.co.in
