Airienteering with 13MIKE

by Fred J. Calfior and Douglas W. Miller

“I'll bet you didn 't know that the Wright brothers built and used a wind tunnel! That's not to say this was the first wind tunnel, because H.F. Phillips is credited with the use of the first wind tunnel two decades earlier! The Wright brothers' wind tunnel was designed to see the effect of design changes that they wanted to incorporate on their glider models. They already saw that time and money were saved if they'd futz around with a model rather than the real thing!”

1) At “500” feet AGL, turn RIGHT crosswind

2) Climb to “1500” feet

3) When level at “1500” feet, record your:

GEAR______________________________________(10 pts)

FLAPS_____________________________________(10 pts)

“Sure is pretty seeing those mountains north of us! Maybe someone from the Mt. Wilson Observatory is peering at us with the telescope even as we speak! I'm sure they'd be impressed with how well you're holding your 1500 feet altitude with your 235 horsepower 13MIKE 182 retractable gear aircraft!”

4) The engine on the first Wright Flyer developed how many horsepower?

If your answer is “36 horsepower”, go to AirLeg 38

If your answer is “12 horsepower”, go to AirLeg 27

If your answer is “24 horsepower”, go to AirLeg 21

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