ABOUT DESIGN AND SPACE
In gateway to technology - Design & Space, we cover two units in our semester course. The first unit is Design And Modeling, the second unit is Flight and Space.
The purpose of the Design and Modeling unit is to introduce the student to the design process using a solid modeling software package called Inventor. (Go To: http://www.autodesk.com /products/autodesk-inventor-family/overview for more information.) Students will understand how this technology has influenced our society and lives. They will be introduced to basic sketching and quickly move into Inventor to create 3D Models. They will design and create a pegboard toy similar to the one shown on this page.
In the Flight and Space portion of the class, we will learn about the History of Flight and Space, Aeronautics, and Traveling and Living in Space. Students will learn about how flight has evolved and why planes fly. They will make their own airfoil and test it in our wind tunnel.
Required Materials Bernoulli's Principle of an airfoil
These items are required for every day of class. Be sure to have them with you and ready to use when class begins.
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Plastic folder with 3 rings and pockets
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Lined paper to be stored in the folder
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2 pencils for sketching (standard #2 pencils)
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1 eraser
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1 Pen (black or blue ink)
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Pencil case to store pencils, eraser, and pen in the binder. *(Optional)*
We will also be using other supplies for the class (such as graph paper) that will be provided to you. This will all be stored in your binder
*The first woman to break the sound barrier was Jacqueline ("Jackie") Cochran in a F-86 Sabre in 1953.
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*The first person to exceed Mach 2 was A. Scott Crossfield in a Douglas Skyrocket on November 20, 1953.
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*Mach 3 was surpassed for the first time by another Air Force test pilot, Milburn ("Mel") Apt, on September 27, 1956, in a Bell X-2.
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*Mach 4, 5, and 6 fell in quick succession to the extraordinary North American X-15 piloted by U.S. Air Force Captain Robert White on March 7, June 23, and September 11, 1961, respectively. It had taken nine years to go from Mach 1 to Mach 3 but only nine months to lift the manned air speed record from Mach 4 to Mach 6.
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