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By Travis Woolley
A Lesson Presentation for Transportation
Outline
• • • • • The who, what, and when A brief run though on experimental history Famous projects Positives and negatives Oddities
Who Does It
• • • • Government Industry Civilians Yourself
Why Experiment?
• • • • • • • Space exploration Faster travel Air defense Pleasure Transport Aerodynamics Weather
When Did It All Start?
• William Pearse-March 31st 1903 • Wright brothers-December 17th 1903 • Ferdinand Zeppelin-July 2nd 1900 • Helicopter-First successful by Germans in 1936 • Sputnik launched-October 4th 1957
Positives
• Faster transportation • New technology • Cheaper • Travel farther
Men in space in 1997
Nation Persons Launched in Space 46 6 1 1 1 1 1 Person-Days in space 856 807 20 19 15 15 10 USA Russia France Germany Japan Ukraine Canada
Negatives
• Of course as in any thing experimental there are: • Detriments • Casualties • And unplanned expenses
Simplicity!
• Alterations with minimal tooling • Kept costs low • Delays shorter • Faults easier to pin point
The Many Hats
• Wrights albatross on launching track • The creative inventor often has to turn their hat around and assume many positions in manufacturing
Design Process
Identify Problem
Brainstorm
Refine
Weigh Alternatives
Record
Test
STEALTH
Famous Examples
• Orville and Wilbur Wright • Initial unassisted gliding • Testing aerodynamic theories
Diary of Flight day
• Wright’s controllable aircraft sustained itself in the air 12 seconds and stretches only 120 feet • Orville make four flights, the longest 852 feet • Soon after craft is destroyed by a wind gust while on ground
Spruce Goose
• Howard Hughes’ plane the Spruce Goose • A innovative idea produced the largest sea plane ever built • Produced not out of spruce, but of birch plywood
More Modern Examples
• Military prototypes in radar and fighting technologies • Individual ventures • Such as colleges and hobbyists
Oddities
• There always will be unique individuals • Inventions just to be different • But great ideas come from strange places
….ok we have harness, hang glider, Lessons, successful launch, location, Wind, but seem to be missing……. Landing area without trees!….dough
Strange Planes
Expenses
• • • • • Time Pricey materials Pilots license More time The weather channel • Space
Non-Aviation Flights
Summary
• • • • • Vast world of experimental aircraft Innovative field Time consuming Addictive? Fairly expensive
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