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Paper Airplanes Experiment Glide Ratio As a paper airplane drops through the air it deflects air backwards and propels itself forward. One measure of a paper airplane is its glide ratio, the ratio of how far it goes over how far it falls. GR = distance traveled/distance fallen Example: If a plane travels 30 feet while dropping 5 feet it has a glide ratio ofGR = 30/5 = 6. The human body has a glide ratio of 1, while a high performance glider has a glide ratio of 40 Throwing your plane: Throw the glider up, then as it establishes a constant descent, note the point where it passes at a height from where you began , then note the point where it hits the ground. Find the distance it travels from the original height to the ground. The glide ratio is this distance divided by the beginning height. Question: What is the Glide ratio of our paper airplanes ? Hypothesis: Prediction I think the glide ratio of a paper airplane is at_____________meters. Procedures: Build your paper airplane using the directions on page 3. Decide how you will throw your airplane and collect data. Go out onto the field and measure your distance. Measure a height of 1 meter off the ground to throw your paper airplane. Person 1 will throw the plane from Point A and person 2 and person 3 will hold the string above where person 1 will throw the plane over. Procedures Continued. Person 4 will pay attention to the height of the plane and the distance fallen. Person 3 will stand where the plane has landed while person 1 and person 2 will measure the distance of the plane. Record your results. Calculate the glide ratio of your paper airplane. Results: Record in your data table. Graph your variables: -X-axis: Paper Airplanes 1, 2, and 3 -Y-axis: Glide Ratios of each Write your conclusions Explain if your hypothesis was correct or incorrect. Connect with your results. * * * * *