Glider Project

Design and manifest a functional glider model based on aerospace research — using the AERY simulation software and physical prototyping.

One of the most fruitful engineering projects I've completed. I got to apply deep engineering concepts to a physical, working glider — following the full PLTW design process from research to fabrication.

We tested the glider nearly 20 times to balance clay ballast on the wings. Our final design was mediocre in simulation — we should have spent more time in AERY before building, not correcting the physical model after.

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