Glider project and drawing the glider
Glider Assignment Grading Rubric
AERO 1020
(100 Total Points Possible)
1. Length
a. 5-pages (body) 5
b. Long minus 5 (each page over)
c. Short minus 10 (each page under)
2. General
a. Consistent Font Throughout plus 1
b. Complete Sentences plus 1
c. Proper Grammar plus 2
d. Logical thought flow plus 2
3. APA
a. Title Page
i. Running head plus 1
ii. Page Numbers plus 1
iii. Title plus 1
iv. Author plus 1
v. Affiliation plus 1 (-1 for extraneous info)
b. Body
i. Running Head plus 1
ii. Page Numbers plus 1
iii. Title plus 1
iv. Paragraph Indentation plus 1
v. Section Headers plus 1
1. Goal header plus 1
a. Clear/Accurate plus 1
2. Prototype Description…………………………………………………………..…… plus 1
a. Construction……………………………………………………….………. plus 1
i. Tools plus 2
ii. Materials plus 2
b. Design………………………………..………………………….…………….. plus 1
i. Wings plus 2
1. Airfoil shape plus 1
2. Planform shape plus 1
3. Span plus 1
4. Chord plus 1
5. Aspect Ratio plus 1
6. Mounting location plus 1
7. Angle of incidence plus 1
ii. Fuselage plus 2
iii. Empennage plus 2
c. “Figure 1.” caption
i. Beneath figure plus 2
ii. Left justified plus 2
iii. Italicized plus 2
d. Figure 1 description in caption……………………………………...plus 1
i. In line with Figure 1 plus 2
ii. Normal font (not italics) plus 2
e. Figure 1 Content
i. Dimensions………………………………………………….…..plus 1
1. Span plus 1
2. Chord plus 1
3. Fuselage length plus 1
4. Vertical stabilizer height plus 1
5. Horizontal stabilizer/canard span plus 1
6. Horizontal stabilizer/canard chord plus 1
ii. 3 Views plus 3 (1 each)
iii. Neatness plus 1
f. Flight Test Method………………………………………………………..plus 1
i. From what height plus 1
ii. How distance was measured plus 1
g. Results…………………………………………………………………………..plus 1
i. Number of flights (10 minimum) plus 1
ii. Average Glide Distance plus 1
iii. Average Glide Ratio plus 1
h. Discussion……………………………………………………………………..plus 1
i. Reflection
1. Problem plus 5
2. Assessment plus 5
3. Corrective action plus 5
ii. Prediction of Glide Distance (19’ height) plus 3
vi. In Text Citations (3 min) plus 3 (1 each)
c. References Page plus 1
i. Reference header not bold plus 1
ii. Reference header centered plus 1
iii. Three references min plus 3 (1 each)
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