Welcome to Mr. Wensley's General Aviation Course!
Monday to Friday
D-block 1315 - 1420 hrs
E-block 1425 - 1530 hrs
Aviation Building
This course is an exciting exploration in the world of General Aviation and Airframe Basics. Students will learn about: Aviation Careers; History; Science of Flight; Aircraft Design, Construction, and Flight Testing; Basic Rocketry and Altitude Testing; Wake Turbulence and Wind Tunnel Testing. Along the way we will learn about human factors such as passengers, pilot fatigue, maintenance errors, and accidents. These topics are just a few of the many in depth discoveries we will make while exploring the world of Human Powered Flight.
Along the way we will enjoy many practical or 'hands on' projects. Students will build his or her own powered Model Aircraft. The models will be flight tested, and balance and weight tested to determine its Center of Gravity (COG). During the Science of Flight Unit, students will design and construct a wing out of card stock paper to demonstrate Bernoulli's Principle in the Mini Wind Tunnel which students will also design and construct. During the Rocketry Unit, students will design, construct, launch and test their own water bottle rockets. There is also a Flight Simulator that will be used for flight training. This course is going to be an endless explosion of fun and discovery. Please be on time.
