风筝设计及其在航空教育实践中的应用

为了使风筝能够更好地在青少年航空教育教学实践中得到推广,本文阐述了风筝构造、空气动力,以及受力与稳定性分析等风筝设计的相关概念与原理,介绍了美国NASA航空教育的风筝设计软件Kite Modeler,以及自己的教育教学实践情况。实践表明,风筝设计、制作、放飞是一项集简易航空器设计、手工制作、体能锻炼、休闲娱乐等为一体的实践活动,在大中小学航空教育中具有良好的现实意义。

THE DESIGN OF KITE AND ITS APPLICATION IN AERONAUTICAL EDUCATION

In order to better popularize kites in the aviation education among youngsters, the design principles for the kite, such as its structure and the force and stability analyses, are discussed, and a design software Kite Modeler of NASA, as well as our education practice, is introduced in the present paper. It is shown that the design, the making and the flying of the kite is a practical activity, which integrates the simple aircraft design, the handcrafting, the physical exercise, the leisure and the entertainment, and has practical significance in the aviation education in primary and secondary schools.