SCORPIO TECHNOLOGY CAPTIVE AIRPLANE Manual

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CAPTIVE AIRPLANE

CONTENTS:

Section 1: General and Planning Information

Section 2: Components and Material Required

Section 3: Construction

DESCRIPTION

A small aeroplane is built from plastic

or wood. It is driven by a propeller,

which is powered by a small electric

motor. The plane is suspended from

an overhead point and flies in a

circle.

CAPTIVE AEROPLANE

The basic

simple model to construct. This has a

lot of scope for combining two

different areas of study: technology

and art (with a bit of woodwork

thrown in!).

The aeroplane is a simple model to make. However the components and ideas can

be used to make other devices. For example:



A witch on a broomstick



A flying pig (see if pigs can really fly?)

SECTION 1:

1. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

1.1 DESIGN

The basic design is as shown in the drawing – wings, a fuselage and a power source.

The design allows each designer scope in the shape and size of the plane.

The student needs to make a full size drawing, before starting construction. This

allows planning the location of components and working out the size of the body and

wings. We made our prototype's body from a 10 mm wide strip of plywood

approximately 220mm long. The wings can be made from balsa sheet, heavy

hardboard or plastic, with the dimensions to suit the fuselage. NOTE: If cardboard is

used for the wings, the use of a brace is suggested.

The aim is to design the plane, so that it is (ideally) balanced around the mid-point.

Note that:



The centre of balance is affected by the weight of the components and their

placement (relative to the centre), and should be placed with the aim of

balancing the plane.



The heavier components should ideally be mounted underneath the aeroplane's

fuselage, for a better centre of gravity.

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Section 4: Wiring

Section 5: Operation

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Page 1 CAPTIVE AIRPLANE CONTENTS: Section 1: General and Planning Information Section 4: Wiring Section 2: Components and Material Required Section 5: Operation Section 3: Construction DESCRIPTION A small aeroplane is built from plastic or wood. It is driven by a propeller, which is powered by a small electric motor.
Page 2 SECTION 2: COMPONENTS & MATERIAL REQUIRED 2.1 COMPONENTS SUPPLIED The following components are supplied in the kit: 2.1 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS The following items are required and are available from Scorpio Technology:  Battery – AA, 1 required (BATTAA)  Fishing line (FLINE) The following material is to be supplied by the student / designer: ...
Page 3  Thread some fishing line (about 400mm) through the holes and tie it off, to connect the line to the body. Alternatively if using dowel for the body tie the fishing line around the dowel in the positions mentioned. You could also try using hot glue to fix the line in place.