Model Airplane



The model airplane project was an extensive, creative, and team building experience. I remember constructing a model airplane as a kid before, but not to this extent. It was a nice challenge to see how much detail and how every small part comes together in such a (in some words) simple machine. Personally I enjoyed cutting the material apart and actually using measurements to put the pieces together even though that was the most straining part. The glue in my opinion was not the most efficient way to hold the pieces together. It was quite messy and a few times my team and I had to re-glue pieces because they kept moving out of place. What was a really cool part of constructing was our way of improvising. We ended up not having the back hook piece which connects the rubber band to the rudder. Instead of quitting or complaining, we improvised and used a bent paper clip as a replacement. Given it made the plane less efficient than the others built by our classmates, it still managed some air time. In all the best part is the finished product and the testing, it was fun to wind the rubber band down to the nub before launching it into the air. This project was both an advantage to our class and our social building with our classmates.