MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2016



Hands-on Aerospace: Balsa Wood Glider Competition with MIT Design/Build/Fly

Morrisa Brenner

Jan/11 Mon 01:00PM-04:00PM 33-419

Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested; some walk-in spots may be available.
Sign-up by 01/06

Learn from the MIT Design/Build/Fly (DBF) team about basic aerodynamics, weight and balance, and modeling techniques. Then apply them in a competition to design and build the best balsa wood glider. May the best glider win! (MIT DBF competes in the international AIAA/Cessna/Raytheon DBF Competition, using state-of-the-art techniques to design and build high-performance remote-controlled aircraft.)

[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 11-15. Participants welcome at individual sessions; priority may be given to registered class members and undergraduates.  See the Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Morrisa Brenner, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu