Re: Torque vs winds

From: <dgbj_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:30:52 EST

David,
 
For Science Olympiad, the best thing would be to have the kids make their
own torque meters and do their own tests. It is surprisingly easy to make a
workable torque meter. They will learn a lot more that way than from looking
at somebody else's graph.
 
http://www.gryffinaero.com/models/ffpages/tools/torque/torquemtr.html
 
http://www.indoorduration.com/ftp/solderlesstorquemeter.pdf
 
http://www.indoorduration.com/IndoorDurationFrame.htm
 
http://www.modelflight.com/torque.html
 
http://cloudbustermac.tripod.com/torque_meter.jpg
 
http://cloudbustermac.tripod.com/rubber_testing.htm
 
This last has a link to the Fred Pearce article that has some graphs.
 
Gary Hinze


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