Balsa Glider Project

Balsa Glider Project
Assignment #1

A 4-5 page APA paper must be submitted which includes the following sections:

Goal
Requirements & Restrictions
Glider Information

The Glider Information section should include your research into gliding in general and balsa wood
gliders in particular. You should use this research opportunity to investigate what makes a successful
long range glider. You do not have to present a specific design in the paper, only the research that will
guide your preliminary design. Included in the 4-5 pages should be a title page and references page (per
the APA manual). A minimum of three references is required, but more should be consulted in order to
completely research the topic. One deviation from the APA manual is the abstract (we will not include
this section). Use this as an opportunity to collect as much useful information as you can to prepare you
to design a successful glider. The paper is due in the Assignment 1 Dropbox on D2L by the stated
deadline.