Variable Airplane Instructions
a) To vary the weight of your airplane, fold the nose over
varying lengths to make a shorter body after step 3.
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Stability = does it wobble, nose dive, do loopty-loops?
b) To vary the stability of your plane, create winglets by
folding the ends of the wings up or down after step 3.
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c) Vary the material that your plane
is made out of.
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d) Add paper clips to different areas
of the plane to experiment with weight distribution.
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Location of paper clip 1= |
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