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The Fly Higher Tutorial I
Aircraft in the air: How Humans Fly
Airbus A350 Concorde Harrier Jump-Jet
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Introduction:The Birds & the Bees
If you look around in nature, you can see all sorts of flying creatures, blessed with a natural
capacity to fly.
Can you name some? What do they do to get into the air?
Most animals cannot fly – what factors prevent them?
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Introduction:The Birds & the Bees
If you look around in nature, you can see all sorts of flying animals and insects, what do they do to get
into the air?
The birds & Insects all have WINGS that FLAP!
?
But in humans’ quest for flight, this idea simply did
NOT work for us!
Please watch video 1Man´s Early Flight Attempts
Source YouTube Video MrfrankfranktubeEdition Fly Higher
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Introduction:The Birds & the Bees
If flapping does not work, what does?
As you watch the above video, think of as many ways that you can by which humans get into the air (safely!).
We cannot do that naturally, so what devices do we use to help us?
Please watch video 2 Amazing Bird – in slow motion
Source YouTube Video myvideoholeEdition Fly Higher
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Early Attempts:Balloons & Sheep!
In September 1783, the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon was flown with the first living creature in a basket
below the balloon.
The animal was a sheep … called Montauciel !
Soon after, balloon trips around Paris were all the fashion with wealthy people!
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Early Attempts:Getting into a flap
NO! Flapping did not go well for human flight!
… So, if imitating birds and insects is not the way for humans to fly, what is?
Please watch video 3 Man´s Early Flight Attempts 2Source YouTube Video Mrfrankfranktube
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Flight:The “Wright” way to go!
After all these different ideas and attempts to gain flight into the air, on the 17th of December 1903, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright flew 40 metres with a powered aircraft! They called her “Kitty Hawk”.
Please watch video 4 The Wright way to goSource YouTube Video Channel canyouthink
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Human’s had finally achieved powered flight!
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Facts & Figures:The Airbus A380
The largest passenger plane, the European Airbus A380, has a wingspan twice as long as the
Wright brothers’ first flight!
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Facts & Figures:A380: Stats & Figures
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Facts & Figures:Going around the world!
The Boeing 737, the world’s most popular passenger aircraft, has flown more than 111.2 billion miles - equivalent to
nearly 600 round trips from the earth to the sun!
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Facts & Figures:People in Aviation
• In 2011 the following figures were published about general aviation:– Over 2.8 billion passengers were carried by the world's
airlines. This is around 40% of the world’s entire human population!
– 8.4 million people work directly in the aviation industry throughout the world. This is equal to the entire population of Austria!
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OK! BUT….
What keeps aeroplanes in the air?
Is it magic….or nice, gentle fairies?
Take a look at this:
Please watch video 5 The Forces of an Airplane
Source YouTube Video Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT and K12 videos
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In the air:The 4 forces at work
Lift
Drag
Weight
ThrustGenerated from the engines on the wings
All fuel, cargo, passengers plus the plane itself
Generated by air pressure over the wings
Caused by air resistance as the plane moves forward through the air
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The Modern Plane:All types still work on these principles
Today we see a huge amount of varied aircraft flying and carrying people all over the world ...
Please watch video 6 Farnborough Airshow 2012Edition Fly Higher
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