What affects the speed of a paper helicopter?
I am trying to find out what affects the speed of a paper helicopter that we made in the class by experimenting on the plan.
Prediction:-
I predict that every time we make the wing span smaller the speed will increase. I think this is going to happen because we are cutting down a small surface of the wing which helps the helicopter to slow down.
Key factors:-
- Wind
- Mass
- Height dropped from
- Surface area of the wing
Method:-
To carry out this experiment I will cut our a paper helicopter and balance the paper helicopter on a 1meter ruler and hold the helicopter on the ceiling and then say ready, steady and go. When I shout go I release the ruler and the other person times how long it takes for the helicopter to fall on the ground.