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Know All the Angles
Activity Sheet #1

Directions: Use the data table below to help Martin Northrop answer his questions.

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  1. For Test #1 looking at points #1 – 10, what is the difference in lift between the greatest weight and the lowest weight?



  2. For Test #2 looking at points #1 – 10, what is the difference in drag between the lowest weight and the highest weight?



  3. Which angle of attack (alpha) overall generated the greatest amount of lift?


  4. Which angle of attack (alpha) overall generated the least amount of drag?


  5. Which angle of attack (alpha) overall generated the lowest L/D?


  6. Which angle of attack (alpha) overall generated the greatest L/D?


  7. For Run #1, looking at Points # 1-10, find the greatest L/D. __________

  8. For Run #1, looking at Points #1-10, give the number following the greatest L/D.__________

  9. Using the information from questions 7 and 8, what is the angle of attack (alpha) at which the glider is not generating as much lift as it was before?



  10. Overall, which angle of attack (alpha) generates the greatest CL?


  11. Overall, which angle of attack (alpha) generates the lowest CL?


  12. Overall, which angle of attack (alpha) generates the greatest CD?


  13. Overall, which angle of attack (alpha) generates the lowest CD?


  14. Overall, which angle of attack (alpha) do you think is the stall angle? Explain your reasoning. (Hint: Look over your answers for questions 7 – 12.)




 
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