Physics Project
Form 5
Name:Meena Rubini Thoppasamy
Class:5 SN 1
AKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thanks our physics teacher, Puan Chua, who help us complete
this project and make it a full success.
Thanks again to my friends and family, who gave me a lot of
idea anduseful suggestion to complete this project.
Table of contents
01 Introduction 05 Data
02 Theory 06 Modification
03 Material 07 Reference
04 Procedure
INTRODUCTION
Bernoulli's principle is about fluid dynamic. A fluid with slow speed will exert more pressure than
fluid. If the speed of the air above the paper airplane is faster than the air move bellow the
airplane, the pressure will lower at the top of the airplane.
Newton’s third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton
third law of motion is a force push or a pull that acts upon an object as a results of its interaction
with another object. For example the force result from mutual interaction, the air pushing the
paper airplane move forward.
THEORY
The air passing through above and below the wing of paper
airplane are at the different speed. The air passing through will
reached the same endpoint at the same time.
Then, the air flowing above the wing moves at curve and
below the wing moves in a straighter line, thus the speed of the
air above the wing is faster than speed at the below and the
pressure at the above of the wing is bigger than below of the
wing.
Since high pressure always moves toward low pressure, the
air below the wing pushes upward toward the air above the
wing.
THEORY
When you throwing the paper airplane it generate initial thrust which
send the paper airplane forward.Drag acts in the opposite direction from
thrust.Thrust must be equal to or greater than drag for a plane to move
forward, hence your paper airplane slows down as the energy from the
initial thrust is used up. Gravity is the force pulling the plane downwards. It
acts on the mass of the plane, giving it weight.
Lift is the force that pushes the airplane up, acting in the opposite
direction of gravity. Lift is produced by the wings and the air flowing
around them. The tilt of the airplane and the angle of the wing means that
air flowing off the wing flows downwards. This downwards force pushes
back up against the wings and lifts the wings.
What is this topic about?
What
Know To Learned
Know
How does the paper When the speed of the
Paper airplane using the airplane lift in the air by fluid is faster, the
concept of Bernoulli's using the concept of pressure will be lower.
Principle to lift in the air. Bernoulli's Principle and When the speed of the
Paper airplane using the Newton Third Law of fluid is slower, the
concept of Newton Third Motion. pressure will be higher.
Law of Motion to lift in Lift is produced by the
the air. wings and the air flowing
Paper airplane around them. The air
slows down is because flowing off the wing flows
the energy from the downwards, this downwards
initial thrust is used up. force pushes back up
against the wing, and lifts
the wing.
Material
A sheet of A4 paper
Material
A sheet of A4 paper
Procedure
Fold a paper airplane
Paper 25%taken by the paper airplane to reach
Time second time taken by the
airplane the floor/s paper airplane reached the
floor/s
A 3.5s 3.2s
B 10s 12s
C 15s 18.4s
Modification
A wider wing
- wider wings can provide more lift
Move the center of the gravity forward
- it will made the lift area that behind the gravity
center
bigger. It can increase the speed because there is
lesser friction.
Bend the tail of the paper airplane upward
-it can balance the gravity center that going
downward.
Reference
• John Collins. (2020). Aerodynamics Explained by a
World Record Paper Airplane Designer.
https://youtu.be/Ng9GmhrYyqU
• Paper airplanes. www.ingridscience.ca
• Bernoulli’s Principle. www.nasa.gov
• Newton's Third Law. www.physicsclassroom.com
