Saturday, March 31, 2007

This will probably be the last post on this blog for a long time.

I will now reflect on this intersession. This intersession was the best. I feel sorry for the people not in this intersession. If you want an example of the fun we had call up a guy called Ross Davis and buy some rockets and paper and he will give you the best experiences.
I got to fly in an airplane and got many pictures. I blew up the butt of my rocket. I made beautiful airplanes that flew badly. I made horrible looking airplanes that flew very well. I learned so much knowledge about so much stuff. I always thought I knew almost all there is to airplanes and rockets. I was wrong, I knew 1/100 of there is to know and I still don’t know all of it. The only thing I would change would be to make the experience longer, make more airplanes and more rockets. And well what else was there that was bad.
I think that Mr. Davies has a huge chance of becoming a teacher. He could be one of the mid class teacher. Just imagine it, Tech, Art, Drama and Rockets. It would rock! I think that Mr. Shulman had a very successful intersession. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Friday, March 30, 2007

Day 8
Today teacher you will find almost nothing in my journal for today because of the time. We wet to Fiesta Island to launch our rockets. My rocket lost part of the rear because of some problem that happened. It was very, very funny!
On to homework,

What was common will all launches?
All of the rockets were had an attempted to be launched. One kids rocket could not be launched due to motor failures. But all rockets that did launch let off smoke and went over 100 meters. All the rockets popped their nose cones to let out the streamer but the streamer did not always unfold.

Why did some launches fail.
Some times the motor would not work. This will make the rocket not fly. This was more common that all other failures. My rocket has a lot of theories behind it. First off my rocket was launched. Then when the motor back fired to push out the streamer it blew off the bottom of my rocket. It was almost like the 2nd explosion went out as well as up. Or they got cooked by the motor when it shot up the rocket then the motor falling out made brake the bottom. Still one thing is for sure it did not happen at launch.

Today was probably the most fun day of intersession.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Day 7
Today was one of the best days. We started making our rockets. We will launch these at Fiesta Island.
Anyway on to my homework. Did you know that for every pound on a space ship requires 2000 pounds of fuel? No wonder we are running out of oil. So if you have a total of 400000 pounds on your ship how much gas do you need? Well if you want to solve it your can and I will answer the question in words. It is eight hundred million. That is a huge number. Now my hard homework, I have to write down the safety rules for rocket launching. Not the bazooka type.

1. Materials- I will not attach any heavy objects such as metal. I will not make anything out of metal for my rocket.
2. Motors- I will use real motors that have been purchased. I will not use two or improve the motors in any way.
3. Ignition- I will launch my rocket with a real launcher. I will not manually set off the fuse.
4. Launch safety- I will warn everyone before launch and will stay 15 feet away. I will get everyone’s attention before launch.
5. Misfires- If the rocket does not launch when I push the button I will disconnect the power and then tell people when I am done.
6. Launcher- I will only use the launcher to fire my rocket. I will use the blast deflector to deflect the exhaust.
7. Size- I will use the size and weight to determent which motor to use.
8. Flight safety- I will not aim this rocket at anyone or any thing. I will only shoot when the shy is clear. I will not put any flammable or explosives on my rocket.
9. Launch site- I will launch my rocket outside and in a clear location. I will choose a place with as few people as possible. I will make sure there is nothing-flammable close by.
10. Recovery system- I will use an object that creates drag to make sure my rocket can be reused. I will make sure the object is not flammable.
11. I will not get my rocket from dangerous places such as phone lines.

These are the rules in my words.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Day 6
Wow the posts just keep getting longer!
What is the difference between true north and magnetic north? True north is the direction of the North Pole in relation to…
Magnetic north is the direction of the earth’s magnetic pole.
What is the attitude gyro used for? It is used to tell the pitch and banks of the airplane. It is used to help keep the airplane level.
What is an airfoil? An airfoil is a shape that can cut and glide through air.

Now I have some math questions.

X Nautical miles=35.5 statute miles. 1 nautical mile= 1.15 statutes. I have to figure out how much 35.5 statute miles it is. In my journal I got the number 30.08. Now I got a longer number and still have not finished it but this is a good number. If I had to round it the answer might be 30.09.
Now my last one, X Nautical miles = 150 statute miles. Once again my answer is very long. It is 13.04. This one does not need to be rounded.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Day five. I will now have to give a reflection of the past week.
Learn: I learned a lot about World War I and World War II. It was cool to learn about the pilots and the fighters that actually could fly. I also liked learning about the mysteries of flights like Area 51 and other stuff. The list would be very long but I have other questions to answer.
Like: there was nothing I just liked. It was all love. But if I had to it would be sitting in the chairs. They were fun to spin in but it was hard to sit in them for a long time.
Love: Where do I begin? I loved everything. The kites, paper airplanes, the Styrofoam, Styrofoam airplanes, and balsa wood gliders. I defiantly missed some stuff like what I learned. I feel vary sorry for people not in this intersession.
Hate: my one and only hate was a camera. There were so many cool jets and stuff and I forgot my camera. I love taking pictures for my DP and I did not have a camera. But I will remember.
Change: Let me think what is there to change. Maybe a little less time in the conference room. Maybe we could do our activities somewhere else. The conference room is still cool but if I had to change one thing it would be the location.

I have one last question. 1 nautical mile= 1.15 statutes. 5000 nautical miles= ?
I did some math in my journal. It is 5750 statutes.

Friday, March 23, 2007

Wow day 4 all ready. Time is going whoosh

Here is my homework.
Why is The Red Baron’s plane red?
There are two reasons. Now a lot of young kids think it represents blood. No but good guess. The really reasons are intimation and identification. In World War I he was the squadron captain and they usually had their planes different from the rest of the squadron.
What is a Datum?
Datum is a SAR term. (Search and rescue) It is the location where the missing or lost person was seen. It also could be the location in the center of the search area. The symbol is sort of like a bow tie but on its side or an hourglass.
What is the Occam's razor?
Wow most people who went to this bog had a different reaction. Well anyway an Occam's razor is a way or method of elimination for unsolved mysteries. Like Amelia air heart. There are a lot of theories of her death. Some say she crashed in the water. Others say she made it to the island but died there. With the Occam’s razor the theory of aliens beaming her airplane with a blue beam was eliminated. Well actually they may have used a blue beam. (Just kidding) I might use this on tests. It will be helpful.
My last Question was who was Ruben H Fleet so important.
He earned his Pilot wings in 1917. A little after that he made his own air Plane Company. This helped bring people to San Diego.
Teacher, please give me comments and facts. I would like to learn cool stuff. ☺

Thursday, March 22, 2007

This is the Day 3 homework

I have to give the definition for some flying terms.

Aerodynamic: This means the shape or object can cut through the air with out causing drag.
Yah: Yah is when the nose moves left and right.
Pitch: This is when the nose of the plane moves up and down.
Roll: a role is when you bank left and right in a turn.
Dihedral: This is the V shaped angle of the wing. Ok maybe not a V but a small upward slant.
Static: This is not really a flying term. It is when something does not change, or stays still.
Dynamic: This is the opposite of Static. It is something that keeps changing and keeps moving.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Please give me comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is my second day homework.

On my modification it did not help when we measured it. But the first time I measured it with a different wing distance from the front. Then when I improved the plane it flew better than it with no improvement. But it still had the different wing. The improvement was good and not good.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Here are my first questions.

Day one

What are the 4 forces of flight and how they make the plane fly?
Thrust, this propels the airplane through the air. Lift, this is what keeps the plane from falling. The wings shape generates this. There is also drag, this is just like it sounds it is what attempts to stop the airplane. This does not really help keep the airplane up. Last is Gravity. This pulls down on the airplane. This is one of the things that does not help the plane fly.

What is my definition of flight?
The motion and or action of something fling with the help of air. Falling is falling. And something getting thrown has no effect from air.