1. Neil Berg, Evan Spangler, Sam Luzader
Team Individuality
We Work Together
Always try your best
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Keep trying if at first you fail
Think outside the box
Motivated
Hardworking
Driven
responsibility
Teamwork: A group working together to accomplish a common goal.
Neil Berg, Evan Spangler, Sam Luzader

2. Paper Airplane Project

3. Understand
Goal- create a paper airplane that flies for the longest amount of time and the longest distance with the following materials.
one standard-size sheet of copy paper (required)
one standard paper clip (optional)
three inches of tape (optional)
a dab of glue (optional)
three staples (optional)

4. Explore and Define - Putting a tail on our planes.
- We discovered the different angles of dihedrals.
- We figured that putting elevators (flaps on back) would keep the plane aloft.

5. Explore and Define (cont.)
- We also felt that putting rudders on our plane (side folds) would keep our plane straight.
- Evenly distribute the weight so the plane is not too front heavy

6. Ideate
Using an airplane folding book and looking online, we made and decided on which designs to use.
Online we found designs such as the sparrow (shown left) which seemed to provide all of our selected design features

7. Prototype and Refine
The tail of the plane was weak and made the plane curve too much
The staples that were add made the back of the airplane too heavy.
The elevators and rudders gave the plane a better flight time, but the plane wobbled in flight. The additional staples made the weight of the plane more evenly distributed

8. Prototype and Refine (cont.)
The thickness of the poster paper and the amount of folding required at the front of the plane, made the large scale design too front heavy, to the point that it who only fly a few feet and then nose dive.
The nose no longer made the plane front heavy. The added rudders kept the plane flying straight, however the plane still wobbled in flight.
When scaling the plane up by a factor of 2, we discovered that the plane also needed to be scaled in width so the wings would be supported

9. Solution Prototype with final product Video of the airplane in flight
Flight Time
2.3s
2.5s
2.7s
Distance
Not measured
25 ft
Suggestions for improvement: Make the wings with more surface area and find a design that flies better with more weight so that the large scale is better than the prototype

10. Solution (Instructions)
Fold the piece of paper hotdog style
Open the folded paper and fold the corners in towards the center
Fold the paper back in half
Fold down the side of the paper until it is even with the bottom of the fold
Fold down the wings to the desired length
Next fold up the rudders on the plane to provide a straight flight
Let the airplane fly

11. Bibliography Mackey, Dean. Fold & Fly Paper Planes. He
Mackey, Dean. "The Online Paper Airplane Museum Index Home Page." The Online Paper Airplane Museum Index Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept atherton, Vic: Hinkler, Print.