29-August-2010 Simplifly Aeromodelling Workshop, Madurai

Always wanted to make things that fly? Well now come and get started with our 1-day workshop on building Gliders and discover the joy of making things fly!

So What are Gliders?

Well Gliders are un-powered aircrafts supported only by the dynamic action of air against their surfaces.

Our workshop is lined up to get you started with building gliders hands-on. Gliders are the first step in Aeromodelling and building gliders teaches you the basic principles of aerodynamics and flight.

So come and join us to build gliders

Workshop City : Madurai
Venue: Madura College, Madurai
####Madura college is just the Venue for the Workshop. Please Do Not Call The College for any clarifications. Call Simple Labs on 044 - 2371 2636 for all your queries####
Fees: 1850/- for a team of 2 with 1 kit

Outline of the Workshop as Follows

Session 1 - 09.00 - 09.45 hrs
Introduction to Aeromodelling
- Discuss Goals of Workshop
- A brief introduction about modelling Aeroplanes -Static and Flying models
- Explore different categories - Free Flight, Powered Free Flight, Control Line and Radio-Control Flying
- Materials in Aeromodelling

Session 2 - 09.45 - 11.00 hrs
Getting your Hands Dirty
- Construction of the 40cm Balsa Glider from the Pre-cut KIT
- Flying the 40cm Balsa Glider
- Experimenting with the different Wing Configurations & Learning

Session 3 - 11.00 - 11.45 hrs
An Introduction to Flight
- What Makes Planes Fly?
- Overview of Flight Control Surfaces
- The Four Basic Forces of Flight
- Basic Terminologies
- How Planes can Maneuver

Session 4 - 11.45 - 12.30 hrs
An Introduction to Gliders
- What are Gliders? How do they Glide?
- Understanding the Wing and its Importance
- Types of Wing Construction
- Basic Glider Design - What goes where?

12.30 -13.30 hrs - Lunch

Session 5 - 13.30 - 14.00 hrs
- Design a Glider within given Constraints & Guidelines
- Discuss the Designs

Session 6 - 14.00 - 17.00 hrs
Construction of the 60cm Balsa Plane
- Cutting Techniques for Balsa
- Cutting the Design from Balsa
- Sanding & Smoothing Techniques
- Sanding & Smoothing the Cut Balsa Designs
- Putting it all together
- Discuss concepts of Balance and Center of Gravity affecting Flight
- Discuss techniques to Chuck
- Flying the Gliders - Chuck & Catapult Launch