Aviators

Complete the Airplane Modeling Honor

Identify, with real aircraft, the five categories of aircraft and the different classes within each category.

• a.

  Airplanes

  • i.

    single-engine, land

  • ii.

    multi-engine land

  • iii.

    single engine sea

  • iv.

    multi engine sea

• b.

  Rotor-craft

  • i.

    Helicopter

  • ii.

    gyro plane

• c.

  Glider

• d.

  Powered lift

• e.

  Lighter than air

  • i.

    Balloon

  • ii.

    Airship

Be involved in an interactive discussion that explores the following:

• a.

  Bernoulli’s principle and how it applies to airplanes.

• b.

  The four forces of flight and how each affects the flight of an airplane.

• c.

  Three types of aircraft and their uses in aviation today.

• d.

  The three principal axes of an airplane. Demonstrate the type of movement the aircraft does on each axis and what controls that movement.

• e.

  Different types of engines, wings, and other gear and their application/usage.

Correctly identify on a real plane the following exterior parts of an airplane.

• a.

  Cowling or Nacelle

• b.

  Propeller

• c.

  Landing Gear

• d.

  Wing

• e.

  Flap

• f.

  Right Aileron

• g.

  Left Aileron

• h.

  Fuselage

• i.

  Empennage

• j.

  Horizontal Stabilizer

• k.

  Vertical Stabilizer

• l.

  Elevator m.Rudder

Correctly identify on a real plane the following parts of the interior of an airplane.

• a.

  Altimeter

• b.

  Attitude Indicator

• c.

  Airspeed Indicator

• d.

  Magnetic Compass

• e.

  Heading Indicator

• f.

  Turn Coordinator

• g.

  Vertical Speed Indicator

• h.

  Yoke

• i.

  Brakes

• j.

  Rudder Pedals

• k.

  Throttle control

• l.

  Trim Control

Choose three historical figures in aviation who have had an impact on aviation history. Detail their role and importance in aviation history. Some possible figures include: Leonardo da Vinci, Daniel Bernoulli, Sir George Cayley, Otto Lillienthal, Gustave Whitehead, Octave Chanute, Orville & Wilbur Wright*, Glen Hammond Curtiss, or Amelia Earhart.

Do one of the following:

• a.

  PREFERRED: Take an intro flight in an airplane and observe the different movements made by three different control surfaces. Record your observations.

• b.

  (If an intro flight is not possible) Demonstrate and explain on the ground the different movements made by three different control surfaces. You may do this demonstration on a real aircraft or in a flight simulator.

Do one of the following:

• a.

  Interview a mission pilot or missionary who has used airplanes to help tell people about Jesus. As a result of your interview be able to:

  • i.

    List three ways God uses mission aviation to spread the gospel, based on the great commission of Matthew 28:18-20.

  • ii.

    List three ways you as a Pathfinder can help our mission pilots.

• b.

  Interview a commercial full-time pilot. As a result of your interview be able to:

  • i.

    List three ways pilots can share Jesus within their workplace, based on the Great Commission of Matthew 28:18-20

  • ii.

    List three ways you as a Pathfinder can share Jesus within a non-church environment. *The Wright brothers are one historical character.